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Today's Readings I used to sit under the stars at night with my dad. Growing up, there was a beautiful expanse of sky that opened to us...

Today's Readings For our first week in the new year, Jessica asks us to consider a new New Year's Resolution.

The Vatican announced the death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on Saturday with a brief statement of spiritual testament written by the...

Today's Readings My first child, Matthew, was born 2 days before Thanksgiving 1989. I had no idea what I was doing. The physical,...

Today's Readings We left the Church of the Nativity and stepped out into the bright sunshine. It was a few minute walk through winding,...

Today's Readings In the depths of winter, Jessica reminds us to seek the light of God.

May today be what it was meant to be, a gift. Today we celebrate, as plenty of hymns, carols, and even songs on the radio remind us, the...

Quiet little town, silent starry night; The manger waits in joyful expectancy. Nobody knew the gift they’d receive Just by answering the...

While visiting the Church of the Nativity in September, I was stuck by the chaos-the un-orderly crowds pushing forward, the elbows, and...

Today's Readings For the final Wednesday in Advent, as we get closer to Christmas, Jessica reminds us to continue to prepare our hearts,...

Today's Readings Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel, which means "God is with us." Every...

(To the tune of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas) Have yourself a hopeful little Advent Allow your heart to ponder Mary knows our...

“In accordance with the Scriptures” Our Creed is steeped in Scripture. We’ve seen scriptural references in some of our reflections, so...

Today's Readings For the third Wednesday in Advent, Jessica reflects on God as Creator of Justice and reminds us of our role in that as...

As we continue to prepare our hearts and homes to enter into the Christmas season to celebrate Christ, who brought light into a dark...

An Advent Conversation with Psalm 34 I prayed to the Lord, and He answered me. How long between David’s prayer and God’s answer? How long...

The first time I visited Our Lady of Guadalupe’s Shrine in Mexico I was 18 – that was almost thirty years ago. I’m not even sure how many...

Today's Readings Christmas was always a big deal in my family growing up. Our house was decked out from top to bottom, inside and out,...

…and rose again on the third day… On the day that is just about perfectly in the middle of Advent, it seems odd to be reflecting on what...

The Immaculate Conception teaches us that Mary was conceived without sin and never sinned. God had set her aside. We know this because of...