Advent with the Saints: John XXIII
In our day, “Good Pope John” carried the message of the Good News to the world with graciousness and humor.
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Advent with the Saints: Elizabeth Ann Seton
The prophets often use the metaphor of interrupted marriage to describe the relationship between God and Israel—a metaphor entwined with cultural values distant from our own.
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A Sacred Invitation: Laying Down our Power Before the Manger
It was mid-November when I began unpacking holiday crates and adorning our home with Christmas decorations. Perhaps it was the ongoing surge of dizzying news that made decorating for Christmas so early sound so enticing—a small bit of joy I ...
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Take Time to Be Quiet
Too often we spend the season of Advent rushing, wrapping, planning, and budgeting. But we’re missing the point.
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Advent with the Saints: Katharine Drexel
In today’s Gospel Jesus sends a report to John the Baptist, who is in prison.
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Advent with the Saints: Josephine Bakhita
The bitter history of slavery in the United States has been called by one historian “the original sin” of our country.
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