Faith and Family for January 3: The Epiphany of the Lord

Susan Hines-Brigger December 30, 2020

In this week’s Gospel, we hear the tale of the Magi and their visit to see Christ in the manger.

The Crib and the Cross

Murray Bodo, OFM December 29, 2020

St. Francis saw the connection between the crib and the cross.

Master Gardener

Stephen Copeland December 28, 2020

Reflect

Sometimes we overcomplicate things and slip out of an awareness of our inherent union with God and abiding in the Trinity. May this prayer help to simplify your life and longings and continue to redefine the meaning of “fruit” in the garden that is your life.

A Glimmer of New Beginnings

Joseph Grant December 26, 2020

This sacred season of birth pangs and beginnings offers time to lovingly look back over a year of gifts, of losses, and of lessons.

A Merry—and Prayerful—Christmas to You!

Daniel Imwalle December 25, 2020

Christmas truly is a beautiful and holy day. Still, like all things in our spiritual life, it’s part of a continuum. Advent fades out as Christmas grows brighter.

The Fragility of Newborn Life

Diane M. Houdek December 24, 2020

We know how fragile newborn life can be. And we know that these tiny lives can still be lost, even with all the technological advances of our own century.

What We Really Want

Diane M. Houdek December 23, 2020

Somewhere in the course of a childhood or a lifetime, we learn to balance expectations and reality.

3 Questions about the Incarnation

Jim Van Vurst, OFM December 23, 2020

One of the great mysteries of our faith is how it was possible that God, infinite and all good, could come down upon this earth and become human like us.