This December, a series of daily Advent, devotional postings will run from December 1st to December 25th. Journey beside Mary, the Mother of God, as
We are all waiting for something. Maybe you’re waiting for your baby to be born. Maybe you’re waiting to finish your schooling. Maybe you’re waiting
In the Gospel for Sunday, October 31st this year, Jesus tells a scribe that he is “not far from the Kingdom of God” (Mk 12:28-34).
If you do not live what you believe, you will end up believing what you live. (Ven. Fulton J. Sheen) Happy New Year! No, I’m
Life is a constant struggle and often times it takes us way too long to figure out what the problem is. This holds true with
I grew up in the Philippines, where Christmas music hits the radio airwaves as soon as the first “ber” month comes. Yes, as early as
The holly and the ivy, When they are both full grown, Of all the trees that are in the wood, The holly bears the crown.
The Advent wreath provides a wonderful means for representing the spiritual fruit of the season. We’re going to take a specific look at the fifth
While some are rushing into Christmas as a joyful escape from a stressful year, there are still a few Catholics filling social media with Advent
Is Advent a penitential season? Yes, it is. No, it isn’t. Well, maybe it ought to be again. The answer you get depends, I suspect,
During this time of year, with all the holidays keeping me busy, I decided to stop and think about what being Catholic actually means. If
Once again, Advent has rushed to meet me much too soon. For months now we’ve all been saying you just can’t plan ahead for anything
The end of the year is coming quickly, and with it, the season of Advent. Advent begins on Sunday, November 29, just one week from
When I was a child, I thought everyone spent Christmas Eve around a long, dimly lit table with plates of pierogis and white wine. Despite
We can always benefit from exchanging bad habits for good habits, no matter when we begin. And any time in Advent is a great time to do
As we approach the octave before Christmas, there is a beautiful longstanding tradition in the Church of praying the “O Antiphons.” These short prayers help
My wife always frets during this time of year. The fretting begins about three weeks before Thanksgiving and doesn’t end until some time after Christmas.
Each year, as the Christmas season approaches, I find myself caught up in sweet surrender to the mystery of the incarnation. I am overwhelmed with
But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as
The Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test Jesus they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. He answered them, “When it is
It is easy to be cheerful at Christmas. Even as Advent brought us ever closer to Christmas Day, we found ourselves giving money to the
Do the lyrics of the seasonal ditty “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” illustrate a date rape in progress? That’s the objection which led to Cleveland radio