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In Luke 1:26–38, the angel Gabriel visits Mary. Before delivering the news that she would become pregnant, Gabriel prefaces the message by saying, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.”
Like every family—like the human family—all of them are a little wounded. We are a little chipped or cracked, held together and shored up by those who care for us, but we all journey to Bethlehem hoping for healing.
The suffering, injustice, and devastation on this planet are too great now to settle for any infantile gospel or any infantile Jesus.
The fourth Sunday of Advent tells the story of the angel Gabriel announcing to Mary that she would bear a son and name him Jesus.
What better moment to reflect on both the brevity and great expanse of time than at the close of one year and the beginning of the next?
One wonderful gift that God gives us is the virtue of hope. Will the acceptance of this gift be different this year because of recent and ongoing tragedies?
Though you may not envision yourself as a prophet or evangelizer, you might not realize the ways you are actually spreading the gospel.
Thank you that my needs are simple. Help me resist the urge to order from each colorful catalog. Lead me to make good choices.
There is no child of God’s that does not have the opportunity of hearing God’s voice in some way. Be still and listen.
To many Christians, St. Nicholas, precursor to Santa Claus, is no quaint figure from the past. Especially to Eastern Catholics and the Orthodox, he is one of the most popular saints, constantly interceding on behalf of his people, even today.
