by April Yamasaki — For Christmas last year I received an amaryllis bulb—the kind that’s shipped in a box with the premixed soil, plastic pot, and step-by-step instructions. Just as…
By Michael Moore — When we were on our Ignatian Silent Retreat at Spring Hill College this past June, I spent a lot of time with this painting of Mary,…
By Carol Dixon — My Swedish penfriend and I began corresponding when we were 12 years old and we continue to keep in touch 60 years on (these days usually…
by Lilly Lewin The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood. We saw the glory with our own eyes, the one of a kind glory, like Father,…
By Mary Harwell Sayler – When God Gave Us Jesus —the One Who would save us— Heaven could not contain itself. Light spilled from a star, heralding His arrival.…
Today is the anniversary of Thomas Merton’s death in 1968. He was an American Trappist monk, writer, theologian, mystic, poet, social activist, and scholar of comparative religion. He has influenced many…
By Hilary Horn — As Christmas approaches and our advent season has arrived, one word that has been sticking out to me in particular is the word hope. I love this…
By Ana Lisa de Jong — Christmas is for a moment the veil lifted, the light of Christ appearing through the mist. The bright glow of a candle briefly lit,…
By Carol Dixon — In the dark days at the beginning of December, I venture out into our garden (usually my husband’s domain) and look out for little green shoots…
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