Of all the liturgical seasons, Advent is my favorite. I love its sense of expectation, that image of God coming as a light in the darkness, which so resonates...
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Anyone who has ever driven more than 60 miles with small children in the car, sat in a pediatrician’s office with a toddler eagerly anticipating their...
This essay is also available to listen to as an audio recording. Shortly before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, I traveled to Israel-Palestine as part...
Readings (Year B): Isaiah 61:1 – 2A, 10 – 11Luke 1:46 – 48, 49 – 50, 53 – 541 Thessalonians 5:16 – 24John 1:6 – 8, 19...
The Spirit, Ethics, and Eternal Life By Jarvis J. Williams (IVP, 2023) In The Spirit, Ethics, and Eternal Life Jarvis J. Williams explores the significance of...
Listen on: Apple | Google | Spotify Christian history is full of stories about relics, from the quest of the holy grail to tales about unscrupulous medieval...
I typed the question into the search engine with sincere curiosity: What does the word “O” mean? This wasn’t work avoidance—although I’m a master at that...
The Advent calendar is one of the few traditions from my Catholic childhood that really took root in my own children’s lives. The Jesse Tree, which I had loved...
’Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, not a creature was stirring; well, except for Billy, the psychopath hiding in your attic. No...
Readings (Year B): Isaiah 40:1 – 5, 9 – 11Psalms 85:9 – 10 – 11 – 12, 13 – 142 Peter 3:8 – 14Mark 1:1 – 8 Reflection:...
