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Bring Christ into your family

The Birth of Christ happened during a hectic and dangerous time for the Holy Family.

Christmas holidays: Time for exchanging gifts

The holiday panic of picking out the right gifts is upon us. Now comes the challenge deciding what best to give a beloved or dear friend.

Jesus is calling

It's early on an Advent morning and I've just poured a second cup of coffee. I have my Scripture and I'm hoping to shift into listening mode.

Give a gift of joy for Christmas

I had just begun my initiation to religious life when a very kind Little Sister offered to share with me the secret to joy. Of course, I wanted to know the secret, I responded!

Christmas holidays: Time for exchanging gifts

The holiday panic of picking out the right gifts is upon us. Now comes the challenge deciding what best to give a beloved or dear friend.

Father Koch: The Church remains Christ present in the world

We live at a time when the world is rife with the cult of personality.

Remembering is the best gift of our holy seasons

This year Christmas will be very different for us and it’s taken some real effort on my part to adjust.

Christmas is proof that God believes in us

Recently, a friend recounted all of the activities ahead of her to get ready for the Christmas season: shopping, baking, decorating, getting cards out and spending extra hours at the food pantry.

When it comes to giving, less is more

Every year my sister and I make the same promise to each other. "One year, we're not going to do presents at all," we declare over the phone.

During Advent, prayer begins in the heart of a child

As the (almost) full-time caretaker of three young grandsons I have rediscovered something that all parents discover very early on in their vocation – they will find you.

Father Koch: John’s furor upsets the haughty

Much of the political debate in our country centers around areas of justice. 

Practice peace to prepare for Christmas

In his classic News Note “Peace: The Essence of the Christmas Message,” Father James Keller tells the story of a woman who was out shopping on a cold December day.

What constitutes fidelity?

It’s becoming increasing difficult in today’s world to trust anything or anybody, for good reason. 

Christmas could be different this year

It happens more often than we’d like to admit … our Christmas to-do lists grow longer, while the time available to address these tasks grows shorte

The Nativity reminds us that love was born at Christmas

When my sons were young, I told them the story of Patrick, the penguin ...


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