Faith • Liturgical Reflections Until Hope and History Rhyme Todd Deatherage | 4 min read Advent teaches us how to live as we wait. Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections Expecting the Incarnation Agnes R. Howard | 4 min read Thinking about what it is like to wait for a baby—even an ordinary one—helps us to grasp the immensity of what Advent brings. Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections Presence, at Advent Belinda Bauman | 5 min read Whatever the state of your Bethlehem—whether your vocation is soaring or struggling, your family or social life is hectic or harmonious, or your soul is at peace or feels piecemeal—God offers his greatest gift to you too. Continue Reading
Culture • Christianity & Culture The Gift of Time Adam Joyce | 4 min read “The Church rocked through time- a cradle, an ark- to rhythms of sorrow and joy, marking the passage of man. The Catholic calendar in my bedroom was printed by W.F. Gormley and Sons, morticians. Every month there was a different Bible picture in beautiful colors. Every day was something. The calendar noted ferial and ember... Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections A Midwife at Christmas Kristie Turner Monteiro | 4 min read My phone beeps, piercing the quiet night. I climb from my bed, trying not to wake my children, a few of whom climbed into our bed in the wee hours of the night. In hushed tones I discuss the status of a woman in labor and decide to head out. I usually have a feeling,... Continue Reading
Faith • Theological Reflections The Word Became Flesh Kami Rice | 4 min read Incarnation. I have been living in southern France for nearly 16 months now, all the while alternately holding and then losing hope that I will one day be fluent in the poetic language of this place. To me, “It sounds better,” is a perfectly appreciable reason for French’s maddening exceptions to its own grammar rules.... Continue Reading
