23 December 2025
Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Advent Why is the name “John” so important? To us it is one of the most common of names, and likely was among the ...
22 December 2025
Monday of the Fourth Week of Advent In our First Reading and Psalm we hear of Hannah returning to the temple of God in Shiloh, leaving her ...
21 December 2025
Fourth Sunday of Advent Christmas is fast approaching, and today we hear the familiar story of St. Joseph torn over the unexpected revelation ...
20 December 2025
Saturday of the Third Week of Advent The angel Gabriel appears to Mary, telling her she will conceive and bear a son. He even tells her about ...
19 December 2025
Friday of the Third Week of Advent An interesting episode occurs early in Luke’s Gospel. The angel Gabriel appears to the priest Zechariah to ...
18 December 2025
Thursday of the Third Week of Advent Sometimes bravery includes going against our own self-interest or against our own ego. By most worldly ...
17 December 2025
Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent Today, the Church reflects on the genealogy of Jesus as reported by St. Matthew. There are many famous ...
16 December 2025
Tuesday of the Third Week of Advent In today’s Gospel, Jesus presents the scenario of two sons who were told to go work in the field. The first ...
15 December 2025
Monday of the Third Week of Advent Sometimes the truth is inconvenient. Sometimes the truth challenges us and makes us uncomfortable. We can ...
14 December 2025
Third Sunday of Advent Patience is a hard virtue. Perhaps patience becomes even more difficult when we consider we must wait for Christ to come ...