“I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the world to come.” This is the last line of the creed Catholics profess at Mass each week. The...
Advent
Readings (Year A): Isaiah 7:10 – 14Psalms 24:1 – 2, 3 – 4, 5 – 6.Romans 1:1 – 7Matthew 1:18 – 24 Reflection: The gift of...
Two years ago, our options for being physically present with one another became limited to nonexistent. The pandemic upended our lives while also revealing to...
Readings (Year A): Isaiah 35:1 – 6a, 10Psalms 146:6 – 7, 8 – 9, 9 – 10 James 5:7 – 10Matthew 11:2 – 11 Reflection:...
Kelley Nikondeha is a liberation theologian and writer. The season of Christmas in contemporary U.S. culture has become an extravaganza of parties, presents...
This is the second time I will experience the Advent season as a pregnant woman. An app that tracks pregnancy just told me that we are entering my 25th week...
December feels like the soft landing every year could use. While January is often propelled by a crazed monster of executive function—New Year’s resolutions...
It was December and the night was crisp and chilly. From my doorway I watched in awe as a magnificent scene unfolded before me. A candlelight procession of...
Every year, as soon as Advent arrived, my parents would tell stories about how Christmas was celebrated “back home” in the Philippines, where they had been...
As the novel coronavirus pandemic closed churches and moved Mass and other religious celebrations online, conversations started happening among Catholics about...