As we near the end of Advent and see the beginning of yet another coronavirus variant accompanied with rising cases, we may be feeling despondent. The words of...
When I was younger, I always loved going to mass with my grandmother. She would sit with my sister and me and show us the stories illuminated by the brilliant ...
“Be patient, therefore, beloved, until the coming of the Lord. The farmer waits for the precious crop from the earth, being patient with it until it receives t...
Today’s Advent Reading:
USCCB — December 19th
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When Mary, the mother of Jesus, was visited by an angel of the Lord, she was bound to be startled. The angel ...
Today’s Advent Reading:
USCCB — December 12th
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My mom really loves the feature on iPhones that allows you to “react” to messages. And I really love her reac...
Today’s Advent Reading:
USCCB — December 8th
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I watched in awe as her head first emerged. Then came tiny shoulders, arms, and legs. Her fragile cries soon...
The story of Martha and Mary has been told a million times over. Martha busied herself with meaningless household tasks, while her younger sister Mary took the ...
Today’s reading is Luke 1:39-56:
39 In those days Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country, to a town in Judah, 40 and she entered the house of Z...
Last weekend I visited Ely, a tiny little market town in England with a huge cathedral. It is a richly beautiful place, begun in 1081 and refurbished and added ...
