Why does the Church celebrate today’s feast of the Presentation of the Lord in the Temple? Find out when Liz Estler explores the history, symbolism, and theology contained therein.
Where does Herod, who sought the life of the Christ Child, lurk today? Find out when Fr. John Bartunek reflects on part I of this coming Sunday’s gospel, an excerpt from his meditation book “The Better Part”.
How can we make the best use of the time God has given us?
St. Francis brought back to life the humanity of Jesus Christ in the minds and in the imaginations of his contemporaries.
On the fourth day of Christmas, the Church gives to us a somber memorial which concretizes what could very possibly become, thanks to elves and snowmen, an overly sentimental feast of Christ’s birth. Claire Dwyer reflects on the Feast of the Holy Innocents.
What is the primary end of the Incarnation, God becoming human?
What do St. Alphonsus, St. Bonaventure, St. Catherine of Siena all have to say about the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior? Find out when Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen reflects on the Day Jesus Christ was born for us, an excerpt from his classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy”.
With the Word of the Father, the words of Christian prayer are born from the Virgin’s Womb:
A beautiful Christmas reflection by Dr. Anthony Lilles
What can we learn from the mystery of the birth of God in time? Why is it so great and so necessary? Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen reflects in this excerpt from his Carmelite meditation classic “Divine Intimacy”.
Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen reflects on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord, an excerpt from this classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy”.
How is Jesus the first-born of all creatures? Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen reflects in this excerpt from his classic Carmelite meditation book “Divine Intimacy”.
How does Herod pay homage to the Christ child? Saint Quodvultdeus reflects in an excerpt from a sermon by this bishop who was believed to be a spiritual student or “directee” of St. Augustine.
Bishop Jacques-Benigne Bossuet reflects on the significance of the Incarnation in this excerpt from “Meditations for Advent.”
Verses from St. John of the Cross’ “Romances” form our Christmas meditation today.
Dan Burke and Melissa Elson discuss ways we can prepare our hearts for Christmas during Advent with devotional ideas and resources.
