Good King Wenceslas
December 26, 2021
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...
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Three Symbols of Christmas
December 19, 2021
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...
The Spirit of Christmas
December 12, 2021
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...
The Reason for the Season
December 5, 2021
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...
An Invitation to Hope
November 28, 2026
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...
A Virtue for Every Season of Life
November 21, 2021
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?...
To Join Him in His Yoke
November 14, 2021
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...
The Dream of a Nation
November 7, 2021
More than 20 years ago, Gene Scheer read a book about the creation of the Constitution of the United States. He read about the passionate...
He Simply Went to Work
October 31, 2021
Sometimes we see things so often that we don’t really look at them anymore. When was the last time you stopped to watch a beautiful sunset, gaze at a canopy...