The relationship between Jesus and John the Baptist is one of the most touching stories in the New Testament. Relatives and devoted friends, their mothers had spent about six months…

 There was once a little girl named Lucinda who couldn't wait for Christmas to come. She was so excited about Christmas that she was about to burst!Lucinda loved everything about…

  The popular author, Christopher Lasch, wonders about the lack of morality and human values in our society.Many people today, says Lasch, see public life as an amoral struggle for profit…

  A Prayer of Praise to the Lord:O God, brilliant Lord, yours is a household name.Nursing infants gurgle choruses about you; toddlers shout the songs that drown out enemy talk, and…

  Fr. John Powell, S.J. has said we need to pray as a Listener. To do this we need to reflect onsix questions:1. Can God put a new idea directly and…

  Advent is a wonderful time to renew our prayer life as we await the coming of Jesus into our heart. The idea that reading the Bible and prayer can BE…

Advent is a time of personal preparation for Christmas. And we have to be prepared if we want to see God's work. We have to stay awake and be alert…

 During the week of September of 2001 an email called "What a Difference a Day Makes” circulated the internet. It is particularly appropriate for reading and reflection during our national…

When the Pilgrims celebrated that first Thanksgiving in 1621, they had almost nothing. And yet they celebrated as if they had everything. Most of us Americans have more to be…

  Turkeys will thaw in the morning, then warm in the oven to an afternoon high near 190F. The kitchen will turn hot and humid, and if you bother the cook,…