ST. AMBROSE

MEMORIAL: DECEMBER 7 St. Ambrose was born in the 4th century. He was originally a young politician and governor before he became Bishop of Milan....

THE PROPHETS’ LONGING FOR THE COMING OF THE MESSIAH

The biblical prophets had a tough job. They were charged to be the Lord’s mouthpieces to deliver messages of repentance and reminders of the...

ST. NICHOLAS

MEMORIAL: DECEMBER 6 St. Nicholas was born in modern day Turkey during the 3rd century. He was from a wealthy family, but gave all of...

FLIPPING TO THE RIGHT PAGE

If you went to a church growing up with traditional song books, you may have experienced the thrill of flipping to the page number...

ASKING MARY FOR DIRECTIONS

I don’t know about you, but I need to turn on my GPS to get just about anywhere I’ve never been before—and oftentimes, to...

¡CAISTE POR INOCENTE!

El 28 de diciembre, conocido como el Día de los Inocentes en España y en varios países de América Latina, se asemeja al April...

ROSARY REFLECTIONS FOR KIDS

The month December brings us a number of Marian feast days: the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception (12/8), the Feast of Our Lady of...

DECEMBER 2024 KID’S CORNER

December 2024 Kid's CornerDownload

CAN YOU FILL MY WATER?

How is it that your husband can take a bathroom break for 30 minutes and no one goes looking for him, but when you...

ST. AMBROSE

MEMORIAL: DECEMBER 7 St. Ambrose was born in the 4th century. He was originally a young politician and governor before he became Bishop of Milan....

THE PROPHETS’ LONGING FOR THE COMING OF THE MESSIAH

The biblical prophets had a tough job. They were charged to be the Lord’s mouthpieces to deliver messages of repentance and reminders of the...

ST. NICHOLAS

MEMORIAL: DECEMBER 6 St. Nicholas was born in modern day Turkey during the 3rd century. He was from a wealthy family, but gave all of...

THE PLEASURE PROBLEM

We desire pleasure. Our bodies and souls yearn for those brief moments of joy or good feelings that are the result of a physical...

BLESS ME FATHER

I pulled into the parking lot on a crisp fall morning, and started heading into Mass. Two strangers noticed me and gestured to me—I...

CHOOSING KINDNESS MEANS CHOOSING THE HOLY SPIRIT

There is a common movement in the world that is meant to solve a pressing need in our society. You may know this as...

A PROBLEM WITH HOMILIES

Growing up, I always thought I could deliver a better (or comparable) homily than what I heard at mass. This prideful thought, mixed with...

FREEDOM – FROM RELIGION?

I was driving down a certain road last week when I happened to see a very large sign at the end of an intersection....

DO YOU KEEP HOLY THE SABBATH?

Since the beginning of the Judeo-Christian tradition, the emphasis of having a day off from work in the week has been a staple in...