19 December 2016
19 December 2016 Monday of the Fourth Week in Advent The readings for today from the Book of Judges and the Gospel of Luke do not give many ...
18 December 2016
18 December 2016 Fourth Sunday of Advent In the preface to An Anthology of George MacDonald, C.S. Lewis said that fatherhood must be at the ...
17 December 2016
17 December 2016 Saturday of the Third Week in Advent When I was growing up, I used to love lists like we see in today’s Gospel. Genealogies, ...
16 December 2016
16 December 2016 Friday of the Third Week in Advent There is a lot of light in the world, and much goodness. If all we do is think of how the ...
15 December 2016
15 December 2016 Thursday of the Third Week in Advent We are often impressed by strength. When we are impressed by athletes and soldiers, a ...
14 December 2016
14 December 2016 Memorial of Saint John of the Cross, Priest and Doctor of the Church When we think of saints associated with Advent, we think ...
13 December 2016
13 December 2016 Memorial of Saint Lucy, Virgin and Martyr The saying goes that you can judge a person by the company he keeps. Likewise, we ...
12 December 2016
12 December 2016 Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe What I find most interesting about the image of the Virgin of Guadalupe is how she appeared to ...
11 December 2016
11 December 2016 Third Sunday in Advent Advent is a time when we consider what we want. On a basic level, leading up to Christmas, we think ...
10 December 2016
10 December 2016 Saturday of the Second Week in Advent O come, O come, Emmanuel II. O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free And ransom captive Israel ...