December 2021
Always Our Children
We know how fragile newborn life can be. And we know that these tiny lives can still be lost, even with all the technological advances of our own century.
All Is Gift
Think of a gift you can give someone that is not a physical product with a receipt and return policy. Could it be a hug? A kind word? A beautiful memory shared? These are the kinds of gifts that truly ...
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Christmas Day: A Catholic Family Advent
Seeing all the celebration that surrounds Jesus’s birth, it seems appropriate that we should likewise celebrate how special each of us is.
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Nativity of the Lord
All feast days celebrate, in one way or another, the gifts of God granted to us human beings. Today we celebrate Nativity of the Lord.
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Sharing the Word for December 25, 2021
There are lots of strange, unusual, uncomfortable, even eerie things going on in this nativity reading from the Gospel of Luke. Yet God is merely keeping his promises as he always does.
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The People Who Walk in Darkness
The holidays can be extremely difficult for people for myriad reasons. The loss of loved ones, loneliness, mental health issues, being far away from family, and working long hours in jobs that don’t slow down because it’s Christmas are just ...
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The Gifts of Advent Day 27: Open Wide the Doors
Pope Francis reminds us that Christmas calls us to be on the lookout for this manifestation of the divine. And if God wants to dwell with us, we better be willing to open our doors to him.
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