We are not only the family of God because of an act of love but, because he was born as one of us, we are now also biologically like God. We are genetically related to him because he became one of us.

Sotheby’s is facilitating the sale of what it says is an approximately 1,500-year-old tablet, which it describes as “the only complete tablet of the Ten Commandments still extant from this early era.”

A Reflection for Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent, by Grace Lenahan

Today in The New York Times, Pope Francis praised the value of joy, humor and laughter, and noted “jokes about and told by Jesuits are in a class of their own.” Here are 5 of my favorite.

Oscar Hijuelos's 'Mr. Ives' Christmas' doesn't start out as a cheery story—but in the end, this parable of good will lost and good will regained is a perfect Christmas tale.

A Reflection for Thursday of the Third Week of Advent, by Cecilia González-Andrieu

A Reflection for Saturday of the Third Week of Advent, by Eric Gregory

In a new autobiography, Pope Francis revealed that he escaped two assassination attempts during his visit to Iraq in March 2021, including one involving a young woman who was believed to be attempting a suicide bombing.

In my 40 years being homeless and working with the unhoused, I have learned that there is no one major reason why people become homeless.

A Reflection for Monday of the Third Week of Advent, by Kerry Weber