Lessons from Joseph – Sunday, January 09, 2022
A story from ancient times provides a poignant example of how mercy and justice intersect in our lives and our relationships. A young man named...
A story from ancient times provides a poignant example of how mercy and justice intersect in our lives and our relationships. A young man named...
New Year’s Day might very well be just another day—no different from the 364 that follow—if it wasn’t for our traditions. We gather with family...
I’m standing at Wenceslas Square, in the heart of Prague, near a statue of the Duke of Bohemia, affectionately known as good King Wenceslas. A...
In Ireland, the land of my ancestors, Christmas traditions have given the holidays a profound sense of meaning and purpose. They help families welcome the...
Every year at Christmastime, small children put on makeshift costumes and gather household props to act out the Nativity story while someone reads from Luke...
Christmas is a season of interesting contrasts. In many parts of the world, for example, Christmas comes in the darkest, coldest part of winter—and yet Christmas is a season of light and warmth, characterized by the warm glow...
Christmas lasts much longer than one day. Weeks in advance, decorations are hung, and stores and streetlights are lit up in happy anticipation. Music sounds...
Isn’t it interesting that sometimes those who have the least are the most grateful, and yet there are others who seem to have everything—except gratitude?...
Sometimes we feel like pilgrims on a sea of strife. A pilgrim is one who has journeyed far from home, and that journey can leave...