Our part is to “be vigilant at all times and pray.” This is our time of testing. Michelle Malkin is a well known journalist and social commentator. In a recent interview she told of how she temporarily lost sight of the “big picture” and the near tragedy that resulted. MichelleContinue Reading
In front of Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome, in the middle of the great square, there is a unique witness to four thousand years of human history. Four huge bronze lions, their tails intertwined, wrap around a large square base, on the base is an Egyptian obelisk that dates back toContinue Reading
Do you remember the story of Odysseus? It used to be required reading in school. The Odyssey follows the pattern of the Hero’s Journey. But it is also the pattern for our lifelong spiritual journey. Odysseus, the king of the island nation of Ithaca, is called to fight in theContinue Reading
As we near the end of Advent, God begins to unfold His plan. David contemplates building a temple to God. But like so many of us, David is thinking in a small and limited way. God’s plan is much larger than we can comprehend. He confirms that David is theContinue Reading
In today’s Gospel John the Baptizer tells us “there is one among you whom you do not recognize.” One verse before the beginning of today’s readings we hear “the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” Or as the Douay Rheims translation reads, “And theContinue Reading
“John the Baptizer appeared in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins.” John is the herald, calling us to prepare the way for the Lord. In the bible, the wilderness is the place where one encounters God. It is where Israel received the law whenContinue Reading
We are in danger of losing the sense of the sacredness of Advent. Each year the “Christmas music” seems to begin a little earlier. Each year the marketers seem a little more aggressive in their efforts to get shoppers to spend more money and buy more things. And each yearContinue Reading