My People Need Christ's Body and Blood

by Salvatore J. Cordileone

In humbling ourselves to serve others, we are not only doing what God asks of us: We are doing what God did for us.  Continue Reading »

14 Jan 2021

Christmas Sonnet

by Brandon Chasteen

My oldest son worked hard to rake the leavesInto a corner of our yard. Proud to proveWhat all his sweat and effort had achieved,He took my hand, suggesting where he’d moveThe rest tomorrow, to be burned. I gaveFive dollars for the work, advising oneTo spend, one to tithe, the other three, to . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jan 2021

Light in the Darkness

by L. S. Dugdale

On this, the darkest day of the year, may we be confident that the light will soon begin to increase. Continue Reading »

21 Dec 2020

Learning from the O Antiphons

by C. C. Pecknold

The O Antiphons re-orient us to Christ as the center of salvation history. Continue Reading »

18 Dec 2020

Books for Christmas—2020

by George Weigel

Some suggestions for Christmastide book-giving. Continue Reading »

2 Dec 2020

Homeless in Advent

by Hans Boersma

Advent reminds us that we are all homeless. Continue Reading »

1 Dec 2020

We Heard a Fly Buzz

by John Wilson

The fly is a wonderfully improbable prompt for Bob Hudson's reflections in The Poet and the Fly.  Continue Reading »

18 Sep 2020

Christmas, Freedom, and Obedience

by George Weigel

True freedom, genuine liberation, comes through freely chosen obedience to God’s purposes. Continue Reading »

25 Dec 2019

The Lowliness of Human Flesh

by Eric Banecker

May we all ask for the grace to accept the humility of God and his choice to make room for us—lowly as we are—in his plan of salvation. Continue Reading »

23 Dec 2019

God Is True

by Peter J. Leithart

God’s choice of Abraham is his free self-determination to be the God who makes and keeps promises.  Continue Reading »

20 Dec 2019