One day in December, our new priest led an Advent reflection in the school gym and asked the students, “Who is waiting for the birth of a new
The Advent season is now upon us. Most people around us seem to be hurrying about looking for the perfect gift, putting up decorations, and
Next Sunday, November 27, marks the beginning of Advent, the season of hopeful, joyful longing as we wait for the birth of our Lord. This
The Mercy of God is a mystery. Even for someone like me who has had it poured into my life for the last five years.
[Editor’s Note: This article was first published on Catholic Stand, December 6, 2014. We are republishing here for your holiday enjoyment.] With Christmas coming up
[Editor’s Note: This article was first published on Catholic Stand, December 2, 2014. We are republishing here for your holiday enjoyment.] So much popular Christmas
The Gospel for next Sunday, the Fourth Sunday of Advent, is the meeting between Our Lady and her elderly pregnant cousin Elizabeth. Mary set out
Advent and Christmas are very special seasons, and offer terrific opportunities to grow in and live our faith as Catholics. Often though, both seasons
The grief and heartache of the lives lost in Colorado Springs, Colorado, during Thanksgiving week, were soon followed by violence in San Bernardino, California. Coloradoans
Everywhere I go these days, it’s cold. The official beginning of winter is less than three weeks away, and here in the Midwest the temperatures
“If you forgive others their transgressions, your heavenly Father will forgive you. If you do not forgive others, neither will your Father forgive your transgressions.”
Advent Is a Time of Waiting But How Do We Wait? Do we wait with joyful expectation or has life’s disappointments left us jaded
For much of my adult life I have lived in areas that really offered only three of the four seasons. In the Deep South summer
In Part 6, I took a closer look at Paul’s statement that “all have sinned” (Romans 3:23) and “none are righteous” (Romans 3:10). With this
In Part 5 of this series on the Immaculate Conception, I responded to the claim that Stephen the martyr and even all Christians are just
In Parts 1, 2, 3, and 4, we examined the scriptural evidence for the Immaculate Conception and the sinlessness of Mary. With Parts 5, 6,
In Part 1 we saw that Mary is the “woman” from Genesis 3:15 and Revelation 12 who is at enmity with the devil. In Part
In Part 1 we saw that Mary is the woman from Genesis 3:15 and Revelation 12 who is at enmity with the devil. In Part
In Part 1 of my defense of the Immaculate Conception, I presented Mary as the “woman” from Genesis 3:15 and Revelation 12 who is at
This, the second week of Advent, is quite the Marian celebration. Monday was the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. Tuesday was the Optional Memorial of
Can the infinite and eternal God become small enough to fit inside of us, body, blood, soul and divinity? The ENTIRE Christ, not an abstract
The phrase lumen fidei, the light of faith, is becoming a familiar part of our lexicon. The phrase plays a key part in the psychology
