Advent Video: Mary Receiving Jesus into Her Arms
As we transition from Advent to Christmas, spiritual director Becky Eldredge shares how her own experiences as a mother help her relate to Mary...
Advent Video: How Does Hope Shape Us?
Writer and editor Vinita Hampton Wright shares with us her thoughts on hope as a driving dynamic of Advent. This reflection originally appeared as...
It’s Never Too Late to Enter Advent
As I have so often written in this blog, my life is hectic, busy and frantic. I can now see that I seem to...
Advent, Merton, and Mary
Thomas Merton is known for his prayer which begins, “My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see...
Advent Video: Waiting
For the Second Week of Advent, writer and theologian Tim Muldoon shares his thoughts about waiting. This reflection originally appeared as the dotMagis post...
Advent Video: Love Is Coming
Welcome to Advent! In this seasonal reflection, Joe Paprocki shares what Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young have to do with Advent and gratitude.
Paprocki is...
Too Soon to Listen to Christmas Music?
I have to admit that I've slowly been working Christmas music into my music listening in the last couple of weeks. Every year I...
God in the Messiness
The other Sunday I had the pleasure of witnessing a Baptism at Mass. It's one of my favorite sacraments, because it joyfully welcomes a...
"Your Right Hand Holds Me Fast"
Psalm 139, which is beloved by so many, is a favorite of mine.
LORD, you search me and you know me: you know when I...
The Forgotten Painting
I made a visit home to my parents a couple weeks ago, and as I was sitting in the living room I noticed a...