Communion Call

Greg Friedman, OFM December 25, 2025

Stand in the winter’s cold Where the warmth of animals surrounds the mother’s love.

The Celebration of Christmas

Ela Milewska December 25, 2025

Christmas isn’t just a celebration of a birth, but of a new way of being. This is a day for joy: not manufactured cheer, but deep joy that says, “God is with us.” Always.

hands holding a cross with a sunset in the background

Advent with the Saints: Francis of Assisi

Greg Friedman, OFM December 24, 2025

St. Francis left his prosperous life in Assisi and descended to the marshes to serve the lepers.

Christmas Eve: A Holy Pause

Ela Milewska December 24, 2025

Before the angels sing, before the shepherds kneel, there is silence. Christmas Eve invites us to stop and breathe in the holy stillness.

Advent with the Saints: Maria Faustina Kowalska

Greg Friedman, OFM December 23, 2025

The Bible is full of great love stories and love songs.

Surrender to Love

Maureen O'Brien December 23, 2025

St. Teresa of Avila writes, “The important thing is to not think much but to love much.” What do you feel when you read these words?

Advent with the Saints: Elizabeth

Greg Friedman, OFM December 22, 2025

Elizabeth must have had a pretty good press agent. Her story gets three days’ worth of exposure in the run-up to Christmas!

Humble Shepherds

Herman Sutter December 22, 2025

The first to hear of Jesus’ birth are not priests, scribes, or emperors, but humble shepherds—ordinary people.

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.