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...
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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:...
Some Catholics in the United States reacted with umbrage at the latest missive from Rome on global warming, courtesy of Pope Francis: Laudate Deum (On the...
Listen on: Apple | Google | Spotify Do Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus on December 25 because that was the day when the Romans celebrated the feast of...
I Am Not There Anymore The Clientele (Merge Records, 2023) Odds are you remember the complex feelings of being riveted, exhilarated, and challenged when you...
“At midnight the man was startled and turned over, and there, lying at his feet, was a woman!” (Ruth 3:8) You went to him in the night. Did you rehearse it...
The names of the people mentioned in this essay have been changed to protect their privacy. In October 2011, I visited the Holy Land as a pilgrim. We stayed in...
