The Star of Bethlehem inspires us to be stars, lights for others who might not see the way.
Be a star! 2021 is your year to shine
Effie Caldarola: How generous are we?
Am I a generous and spontaneous giver? Do I give freely and from my essence or do I overthink my giving?
Father Richard Malloy: Christmas prayer: ‘Do you want to hold him?’
“What’s the best Christmas prayer you have ever experienced?”
Greg Erlandson: Calling a truce in the war on holly jolly
“The holly jolly is all the accoutrement of Christmas that has virtually nothing to do with the Christ Child’s arrival. It is all the stuff that, well, really ticked off the Grinch.”
Mary Marrocco: Make God the center, not ourselves
“We might put this common, perplexing human problem under the heading of ‘addiction.’ Late psychiatrist and theologian Gerald May describes addiction as whatever we put in the place of God and worship in his stead.”
The Big Question: What is the situation of Christians in the Holy Land?
Franciscan Father Greg Friedman, who served in the Holy Land for the last six years, explains the challenges, exacerbated due to the pandemic, that Christians face there.
Hosffman Ospino: Mary of Guadalupe, symbol of hope and renewal
“Mary of Guadalupe is a powerful symbol of hope. … She is a reminder that no matter how hard life is, God does not abandon us.”
Greg Erlandson: For unto us a child is born
“This year has felt more Lent than Advent, but it has been a time of waiting, a year of mandated patience. We have not all done this equally well. Many of us have grown impatient at the long austerity of the COVID crisis. We don’t all feel we are sharing the same burden.”