Inspiration
Advent with the Saints: Elijah
One of the religious cable channels regularly runs old, and usually forgettable, movies about biblical heroes.
Advent with the Saints: Angela Merici
Many Catholics of my generation and older have been influenced by women religious who educated us as young Catholics.
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Advent with the Saints: Our Lady of Guadalupe
Anyone who has lived or worked in Latin America or in the United States among Hispanic Catholics knows the warmth of their love and affection for Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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Advent with the Saints: John of the Cross
It may seem strange to think of the cross during a season that prepares us for Christmas.
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Advent with the Saints: Monica
Advent is a season of waiting. The Scriptures fill us with hope, based on the promises of God.
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Maternal Wisdom on the Mother Road
Perhaps the most iconic emblem of Americana is the nostalgic and, at one time, singularly essential stretch of highway known as Route 66. Known universally as the “Mother Road,” I often wondered how this namesake came to be. In bucket-list ...
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Advent with the Saints: Lucy
Restoration of sight is an important biblical metaphor. Isaiah uses it as a sign of God’s transformation of the world.
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