Prayer
Advent with the Saints: Joseph
Joseph is the silent figure in the Christmas stories. We never hear him speak; his annunciation—in Matthew’s Gospel—narrates Joseph’s story without giving us any of his words.
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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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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Advent with the Saints: Athanasius
The incarnation is at the heart of our faith, and what we celebrate in this season.
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Advent with the Saints: Mary
In our nativity scenes, the image of the Blessed Mother draws our line of sight from her eyes to the Infant Jesus.
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