Tapping into an After-Christmas Spirit
The presents have been opened. The cards have all been sent and filed. We laughed, we hugged, we ate roast beast. For many of us, the decorations have…
Faith Library
Category: Saints & Church Year
Walking through the Catholic calendar.
Ambassadors of Jesus
This is how you are to pray: Our Father in heaven, hallowed be Your name, Your kingdom come, Your will be done on earth as it is in…
Shooting to Be the Star of Wonder
On January 1, I watched (on TV) crazy, nutty people take the Polar Bear Plunge and throw their half-naked bodies out of the 16 below zero air temperature…
Waiting for the Next Big Thing
Today is the First Monday in Ordinary Time. A beginning, but not one that we really celebrate. Compared to the intensity of Advent—the color changes, the music, the…
A Reflection on Epiphany
Readings for January 5, 2014: Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord Up until now, all has been quite humble. A donkey ride to a dusty town south…
Mary, Mother of God
Readings for January 1, 2014: Solemnity of Mary, the Holy Mother of God The mother of the messiah has been called many things in the last 2000 years…
A Face Like Jesus’
In our face we can see the life we or others have lived. We might be able to tell if one has lived a faithful or a faithless…
The Challenge of Evangelization
Last week on Christmas Eve my husband, young son, and I were on the road driving across Maryland to visit family. This meant that we were passing through…
Tiny Heart, Whose Blood Will Save Us
Merry Christmas, everyone! It’s Christmas, the season when we remember the birth of our Lord. He came into this world and we are filled with joy! We remember…
The Deeper Meaning of Christmas
Readings for December 25, 2013: Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas) In the days of Caesar Augustus, an era of peace was established in the Mediterranean…