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Frances Chesterton, wife of G.K. Chesterton, wrote the poem “How Far is it to Bethlehem” in 1917. Today, Kate Taliaferro reflects on this simple poem’s powerful message about our closeness to Christ, born in a manger and in our hearts.
During Advent, Mary and Joseph teach us how to wait for the birth of Jesus in peace and joyful hope.
The Nativity is the Mystery of Trust, of God’s trust in His people.
Marcellino D’Ambrosio offers a reflection on Sunday’s gospel.
One day last year around this time, my then-4-year-old daughter and I stopped by a local Catholic store to pick…
I wonder when Mary first experienced “the quickening”… the movement of a tiny baby Jesus in her womb. In my…