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The problem many of us have with Christmas isn’t that we expect too much of it but that we expect…
Charles de Foucauld was a dandy, a fop, or perhaps an epicure. Having lost his faith as a young teen,…
Meditation and Questions for Reflection or Group Discussion (2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8-12,14,16; Psalm 89:2-5,27,29; Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38) Advent: A…
On December 8, 2006 (Feast of the Immaculate Conception), Mel Gibson released his epic movie, Apocalypto . Hopefully many eyes were opened…
Parents who receive news that their unborn child has a serious birth defect, genetic syndrome, or other medical complication are…
Eleven-year-old Ralphie Parker knows what he wants for Christmas. He begs his parents to buy it for him but when…
On the third Sunday of Advent, penitential purple gives way to pink and we celebrate “Gaudete” or “Rejoice!” Sunday. “Rejoice…
In 1954, Father M. Raymond, O.S.C.O., a Cistercian priest, observed that the world was as pagan then as when Christ…
“I am the Immaculate Conception.” These are the words our Blessed Mother spoke to young Bernadette Soubirous when she appeared…
“Actions speak louder than words.” “A picture is worth a thousand words.” “Talk is cheap.” There are many sayings in…