The Holy Family
Christ was born into a family. The Holy Family serves as a great example of how we need the structure of love & support by family. Let us pray that families be strengthened through…
Christ was born into a family. The Holy Family serves as a great example of how we need the structure of love & support by family. Let us pray that families be strengthened through…
Have yourself a messy little Christmas No human being would have planned God’s birth this way. In the first Christmas we can find no superficial perfection, but so much messy, profound and unexpected beauty. …
COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: Today’s first reading ends with these powerful words: “He shall be peace.” Isn’t that interesting? It doesn’t say that the Savior will bring peace, but that He is peace. Why…
COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: The Third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday, the Sunday of rejoicing. That’s why today’s readings mention the word “joy” twelve times. Jesus didn’t come to intimidate and oppress us;…
COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: “In these days the liturgy constantly reminds us that ‘God comes’ to visit his people, to dwell in the midst of men and women and to form with them a…
Advent is a time of waiting, of looking forward to a worldwide celebration of Christ’s first coming as well as anticipating his promised Second Coming at the end of history. The Church gives us…
COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: Jesus affirms that he is a king, but he also affirms that his kingdom does not “belong to this world.” If his kingdom is “not of this world,” what kind…
COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: We profess every Sunday “he will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his Kingdom will have no end.” This gives us a chance to…
COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: In the Gospel, we see the generosity of the poor widow: She didn’t just share some of her abundance; she gave God what she had. The scribes considered that they…
COMING CLOSER TO CHRIST: In the Gospel story, we see Bartimaeus throw aside his cloak, spring up, and turn to Jesus. Why did he need to throw aside his cloak? The cloak was among…