Not long ago two young children helped me see the Nativity of Jesus in a new way Their presence in my life made the Christmas story an entirely new experience When I first started meditating on the Nativity passages as a Jesuit novice more than 20 years ago my prayer and reading focused largely

nbsp Here in the UK we have been treated to a wonderful four-part dramatization of the Nativity broadcast on BBC TV in prime time each evening this week The Nativity is writtten by Tony Jordan who is something like royalty in the world of soap scriptwriting It is co-produced by the BBC an

A perfect two-minute reflection on the true meaning of Christmas Enjoy and Merry Christmas

Pope Benedict XVI s historic three-minute BBC broadcast this morning nbsp -- see yesterday s post -- can be heard and read here nbsp It began with words of fond recollection of his UK visit in September and ended with warm assurances of his prayers for the English-speaking people of the world wi

Cambridge MA Taking a deep breath at semester rsquo s end mdash nbsp a semester that has in some ways seemed an eternity mdash nbsp I had the opportunity to look into Pope Benedict rsquo s Light of the World a series of conversations with journalist Peter Seewald that for various reasons has

Tomorrow morning London time 0745 Christmas Eve a little bit of history will be made It s not clear for whom it is more momentous the BBC or the papacy It may be just a one-off but it s still a milestone in church communications When Pope Benedict XVI tomorrow gives a three-minute 2 40 mi