Saint Nicholas: Fact or Fiction?
Carol Ann Morrow
December 9, 2020
This expert went on a journey to learn more about Saint Nicholas.
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A Look at St. Juan Diego
Susan Hines-Brigger
December 9, 2020
Knowing that Mary would choose to appear to an indigenous farmer when she could appear anywhere and to anyone brings to many people a symbol of hope.
Faith and Family for December 13: Third Sunday of Advent
Susan Hines-Brigger
December 9, 2020
The Gospel for the third Sunday of Advent tells of John the Baptist preaching about the coming of Christ, the light of the world.
Throw Open the Doors to Christ
David Dault, PhD
December 7, 2020
At those places in the world where God is active in the ministry of Jesus Christ, the Spirit throws open those doors that all too often we want to close.
Faith and Family for December 6: Second Sunday of Advent
Faith and Family team
December 6, 2020
At the start of the second week of Advent, we hear from the Gospel of Mark about John the Baptist’s foretelling of the coming of Christ and his baptisms of people in the Jordan river.
Keeping Advent with Some Friends
Greg Friedman, OFM
December 5, 2020
The start of the Advent season usually finds me with a “divided spirit.”
Saint Sabas
Franciscan Media
December 5
After an abusive childhood, Saint Sabas found refuge in a monastery, where he also found his vocation to the monastic life. Permitted to live as a hermit, Saint Sabas soon found others attracted to his way of life, and he eventually became the abbot of a monastic community. As a result, he is known as one of the founders of Eastern monasticism.
The Spiritual Insight of Charlie Brown
Stephen Copeland
December 4, 2020
Charlie Brown’s emotional honesty, intellectual curiosity, and overall bravery—amidst unmet expectations, failure, shame, and humiliation—reflects the spiritual path for each of us.
Lavish Generosity
Patricia Breen McNeil
December 4, 2020
God never ceases to be generous with us, even when we do not pay attention or miss things.
Saint John Damascene
Franciscan Media
December 4
Saint John Damascene was born in Damascus, but spent most of his life in a monastery near Jerusalem. Little is known about his life, but John is remembered as the last of the Eastern Church Fathers. He gained fame as a poet and an author.