Christmas Reflections from the Archive

Several readers have asked about specific Advent and Christmas reflections that I have written in years past.  One reader suggested a post with links to several stories that would have …

Jubilee Year of Mercy

“God’s mercy can make even the driest land become a garden, can restore life to dry bones (cf. Ez 37:1-14). … Let us be renewed by God’s mercy, let us …

Becoming Intentional Disciples

“In the 21st century, cultural Catholicism is dead as a retention strategy, because God has no grandchildren. In the 21st century, we have to foster intentional Catholicism rather than cultural …

The Empty Chair

“I am not alone at all, I thought. I was never alone at all. And that, of course, is the message of Christmas. We are never alone. Not when the …

Authentic People

“Do not conform yourselves to this age but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and …