December 21, 2025

woman wearing a flower crown standing in a field during sunset.

Advent with the Saints: Ruth

Greg Friedman, OFM December 21, 2025

A Scripture scholar once commented that the genealogy in Matthew’s Gospel is one of the least-appreciated parts of the Bible.

The Beauty of the Incarnation

Ela Milewska December 21, 2025

The beauty of the Incarnation is this: the God who created galaxies chose to dwell among us. Emmanuel means “God with us”—not just beside us, but within and around us.

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