St. Paul tells us in his Letter to the Colossians, “For it was the Father’s good pleasure for all the fullness to dwell in Him, and through Him to reconcile all things to Himself, having made peace through the blood of His cross (vv. 19-20).”

January is the month of new resolutions and beginnings. Integration and growth in our journey of life requires going forth and stepping across the thresholds of our comfort zone. We cannot move toward something new unless we are willing to step beyond what we know and are comfortable with. This is what we can learn from the Three Wisemen, as we wind down the Christmas season.

I’m always amazed by the miracle of the Eucharist. Not so much by the fact that God turns ordinary bread and wine into Jesus’ body and blood, soul and divinity, however. If you can create everything from nothing, turning one thing into another really isn’t that big of a deal.

Hallelujah He is risen! Easter joy is what discipleship is all about. We are all called to be joy-filled witnesses of the new life we have in Jesus Christ. He has conquered death, sin, and all the darkness in our world.

Christmas Facts that are MTYR Christmastime is the perfect occasion to come together with family and celebrate the birth of our savior with lots of prayer, fellowship, food and conversation.

WHAT HAS JESUS BROUGHT? A prompt for meditation and prayer. “What did Jesus actually bring, if not world peace, universal prosperity, and a better world? What has he brought? The answer is very simple: God

I recently came across a comforting verse from The First Letter of Peter that seems fitting for a time like this. “Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that in due time he may exalt you.

More than twenty-five years ago Paul Auster adapted his short story Auggie Wren’s Christmas Story to form the screenplay for Wayne Wang’s film Smoke.  Both versions feature a key sub-plot which reveals one man’s beguiling obsession with the city in which he lives.

I remember being a young adult at Christmastime. My parents were great at picking out a gift or two that really meant something to me.

Celine Dion. Josh Groban. Mariah Carey. The list of musicians who have performed the classic and perhaps most powerful of the Christmas hymns, “O Holy Night,” is extensive.

During the Easter season, we have a wonderful opportunity to be ambushed, once again, by the profound depth of God’s mercy in our lives.