God’s Wondrous Deeds
Diane M. Houdek
December 22, 2022
Limit your exposure to the news during the week before Christmas. We don’t realize how overwhelming our 24/7 news broadcasts can be.
When Fear Leads to Trust
Colleen Arnold, MD
December 22, 2022
Reflect Sometimes the world is overwhelming and fear gets the best of us. COVID 19, wildfires, hate crimes—just watching the news can be terrifying. In the Old Testament God told Joshua, “I command you; be strong and steadfast! Do not …
Sharing the Word for December 22, 2022
Rev. Daniel E. Pilarczyk
December 22, 2022
Thursday of the Fourth Week of Advent December 22, 2022Daily Reading from the USCCB: 1 Samuel 1:24-28 During Advent, Scripture presents us with four men born in special ways. First the story Sampson superseded this year by the Fourth Sunday …
Myanmar Christians prepare to spend second Christmas in camps
A Christmas of darkness, silence and fear awaits thousands of Christians in camps for internally displaced persons in Myanmar, where carols, decorations and illuminations are banned because of ongoing conflicts.