This month is the Feast of Epiphany, when we celebrate the coming of the magi to the Christ child and recognize that Jesus came for all—Gentiles and Jews, even...
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Readings (Year C): Isaiah 60:1 – 6Psalm 72:1 – 2, 7 – 8, 10 – 11, 12 – 13Ephesians 3:2 – 3a, 5 – 6Matthew 2:1 –...
A recent article in the Wall Street Journal highlighted an alarming trend: teen consumption of energy drinks. One high schooler said she was drinking four cans...
On December 29, 2024, at age 100, Jimmy Carter died, leaving behind a powerful legacy that can be summarized by the Carter Foundation’s motto: “Waging Peace . ...
Dreams are important. In fact, Pope Francis has encouraged us to dream. Some people have modest dreams, others have big dreams, yet all our dreams affect the...
Not long after we tasted myrrh and dream,the image of lettered men still with usand exhalations of Herod’s regime,we heard grumblings, coughed whispers...
Readings (Year C): Sirach 3:2 – 6, 12 – 14Psalms 128:1 – 2, 3, 4 – 5Colossians 3:12 – 21 or 3:12 – 17Luke 2:41 – 52...
The better question is: Who were the Herods? Five or six Herods governed around Palestine. Only two are of interest in the gospels. The name appears more than...
Listen on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts In the United States, nativity scenes are part of the ordinary landscape of Christmas—even in secular spaces...
Massachusetts-based writer Mary McGarry Morris suspects her 2024 novel The Silence (Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.) was too hard hitting to have garnered...
