Our Gospel alludes to the fall of Jerusalem into the hands of the forces of evil. This seeming defeat of the Holy City could engender fear and hopelessness. But the complete story — as mirrored in the ...
Christ comes into the world as an infant, growing in the obedience and servanthood for which he has been called. Advent brings this swell of anticipation—a cradling of hope—for the arrival of the ...
The tendency is to notice what’s visible. Sort of obvious. But sometimes I think our prayers of gratitude begin there as well. What parent isn’t touched when they hear their children say thank-you? It ...