nbsp Often I find the period after Christmas as we move into what is called ldquo ordinary time rdquo a rich time to turn to nurturing spiritual reading I want to recommend a book I find very helpful and illuminating Richard Rohr rsquo s Falling Upward A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Li

Christmas HomilyMass during the Day nbsp Jn 1 1-18 Merry Christmas nbsp I have good news for you and some not so good news for you The good news is God became human for all of us which is what we celebrate this morning on Christmas the beautiful and lasting mystery of the Incarnation The not

nbsp Cambridge MA There is hardly a day left before Christmas little time to stop and ponder the wisdom of the 4th Sunday of Advent but today 39 s Gospel is too important to let go by without comment ldquo In those days Mary set out and went with haste to a Judean town in the hill country w

nbsp The Smart Samaritan1 Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus nbsp ldquo Teacher rdquo he said ldquo what must I do to inherit eternal life rdquo nbsp 2 Jesus said to him ldquo What is written in the Law What do you read there rdquo nbsp He answered ldquo You shall love the L

nbsp A member of the Knights of Columbus writes on the Washington Post rsquo s website that the fraternal organization led by a former Reagan staffer is suffering from an image problem and misplaced priorities a situation putting the future of the organization at risk Anthony Stevens-Arroyo wri

nbsp By my count today 39 s Gospel Luke 1 26-38 appears four times during Advent nbsp So perhaps it 39 s worth a bit of reflection nbsp What does the Annunciation such a beautiful and strange story have to teach us today nbsp What is it about the Annunciation that is so captivating H