December 10 marks seventy-eight years since Thomas Merton arrived at the Abbey of Gethsemani, a monastery in Kentucky that is part of the Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance, better known as the Trappists. Merton spent three days in the guest house, waiting...
December 7 marks the day when we commemorate one of the great early church fathers and Doctors of the Church, Saint Ambrose of Milan. A powerhouse in his own time, he combated the early church heresies of Arianism and Docetism, however, his fight with Arianism would...
The Advent and Christmastide seasons are wonderful times of year. Even if you don’t live in a place where the traditional “white Christmas” is experienced, it’s still a lovely time to be spent with family and friends. However, sometimes it’s also a little tough . . ....
