Advent, which refers to Jesus’ coming to us, refers to 2,000 years ago as well as his second coming. Another advent, which is the focus of this article, is Jesus coming to us today in the Blessed Sacrament. St. Alphonsus Liguori wrote the following inspiring...
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 . . ....
It seems like the second the clock struck midnight on November 1st, we’ve all been assaulted with all things Christmas! Some retailers started even as early as September! Because of this, it’s easy to forget that in between Thanksgiving Day (for us Americans) and...
Sometimes we can do things so often that we inadvertently go through the motions. This can happen in our work, relationships, and in the worship of our Lord at Mass. At every Mass we are getting a foretaste of the wedding supper of the Lamb mentioned in the book of...
One of my favorite things to do during the holidays (and holy ways) is to learn more about the traditions associated with the feast days. Although it’s true that the world seems to be getting “smaller” due to the worldwide connectivity, sometimes we get stuck in our...
