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A Catholic Approach to Holiday Merriment
Here’s a Catholic take on gift-giving…and gift-receiving.
Browsing: Advent
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Byz-y Mama: On Being Human
A friendly reminder that Christ embraced our human nature so much as to take it on for himself.
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Advent Prayers of the Heart, For the Heart
Let these prayers and painting of a pregnant Mary inspire you as you wait with her for the birth of Jesus.
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O Antiphon 2 – O Lord of Israel, Redeem Us with Outstretched Arms!
The O Antiphons show is who Jesus is and how he helps us to live well. Join us as we pray them together over the next seven days leading to Christmas
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Advent Blessings (Over the “Smart” Phone)
Modern media can become a violation of the First Commandment…OR it can be a tool for Grace. Here is a story about the power of Confession and the tool of texting. It’s a Christmas blessing.
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A Tale of Two Stories: Jesus versus Santa
Which one will you choose? Your decision this Advent could change your life and the lives of your family.
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Christmas Countdown: The O Antiphons
Saying the O Antiphons as a family, whether during grace at meals, in front of the manger scene, or in front of the Christmas tree, is a wonderful Advent devotion. To make this devotion even more fruitful, read and meditate together on the Scripture texts on which the antiphons are based. Marcellino D’Ambrosio shares all about them.
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O Antiphon 1 – O Wisdom, Teach Us to Live Well
The O Antiphons show is who Jesus is and how he helps us to live well. Join us as we pray them together over the next seven days leading to Christmas
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Poverty Is My Greatest Gift
Jesus was born into a dark, cold, empty cave. Into the barren blackness of the night. A King born for the poor, of the poor, as the poor. In becoming lovers of the poor, do we as followers of Christ dare to embrace not only the beggar on the street, but also the beggar within ourselves?
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Cultivating Advent Hope: The Highway Through The Heart
“I died and I clearly remember it,” Bernie told me after waking up from a six-week coma brought on by a massive heart attack and subsequent multiple organ failure. “I could see myself floating in the air, looking down at my body, and I could see my damaged heart.”
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Honoring Our Lady In December
Do you want to know how I start my morning on Our Lady of Guadalupe’s feast day?
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How to have a Joyfully Expectant Advent
Advent and Christmas were intended as a time of expectant joy but instead of preparing and expecting the joy of Christ, we spend most of our Advent and Christmas trying to do everything that everyone expects from us or what we expect from ourselves.
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A Weary World Rejoices
“I don’t feel it’s really Advent until I hear John the Baptist speak,” said my pastor. I have been listening to John’s call as well to our weary world.
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A Divine Mercy Christmas
Jesus wants us to love God and others. There is no greater love for both than to work for the salvation of souls to glorify God for all eternity. So, how does that look on a Christmas list?
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Why Do We Call Jesus “Adonai”?
Jesus is our lord and ruler, our Adonai, but fear of His justice shouldn’t make us afraid to prepare for His coming.