Until this point in Advent, the stern figure of John the Baptist has dominated the readings. Now, the altogether gentler ...

Do I believe and trust that God is unconditionally and completely always with me? King Ahaz, for example, named in that genealogy, is the ruler whom the prophet Isaiah addresses in this Sunday’s first ...

Sunday, Dec. 18, is the Fourth Sunday of Advent. Mass readings: Isaiah 7:10-14; Psalm 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-6; Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1:18-24. We tend to sentimentalize the Christmas story as we think of the ...

I needed to hear it. Father Mike Schmitz’s talk, that is. “Wrestling With God in Scripture” was part of The Bible in a Year Retreat held over the weekend. I keep thinking about what the host of The ...

"Notice the ravens: they do not sow or reap; they have neither storehouse nor barn, yet God feeds them" (Luke 12:24) Having returned from the CSTM ecotheology and justice trip, one of the lingering ...

Dec. 13 marked my turning 100. I’ve learned much over that time, but looking back, I’m struck that there is one lesson I learned early and then relearned over and over: Trust is the coin of the realm.

Trust is not built on promises; it is built on predictable, reliable action. This is a lesson Feyikemi Akinyelure learns intimately as Head of Occupational Therapy at the Federal Neuropsychiatric ...