“The days are coming, says the LORD, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and Judah” (Jer 33:14). I wonder if there is anyone in the world who has not been affected by the ...

“When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, ‘Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is ...

Advent calendars are a popular way to count down the days until Christmas, and they come in all shapes and sizes nowadays. There's the ever-popular chocolate calendars that give the user a piece if ...

At the end of the year, as we head towards Advent and prepare for the beginning of the Church’s year in Advent, the gospel readings become more and more mysterious. But a focus on what God might be ...

The holiday season turns from Thanksgiving to celebrations of light and reflection on Sunday. Nov. 28 marks the first Sunday of Advent and it also is the beginning of Hanukkah at sundown. Advent marks ...

More extreme apocalyptic language in today’s Gospel and all is calculated to make us alert to the dramatic acts of God that seek our urgent reaction in response to the call of the Gospel. We are ...