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

Books for Christmas—2019

by George Weigel

A list of book recommendations for Christmas.  Continue Reading »

11 Dec 2019

Christmas Guide to Buying a Bible: 2019 Edition

by J. Mark Bertrand

A list of Bibles to give as gifts during the Christmas season.  Continue Reading »

9 Dec 2019

Ordinary Time

by Daniel Rattelle

The tang of juniper, the dew-wet grassThat grabs your ankles, apples for the taking.The haze between the hills like smoke at Mass.        The trees; His stretched arms aching. The flickering lamps, the fire, the curtains shut.We’ll watch TV, we’ll get the breakfast baking.We . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Dec 2019

Torso

by V. P. Loggins

The Christmas angel in the window,a headless, legless mutilation,stands propped by a steel rod. She’s encased in tulle’s graceof white netting, goose feathers,and golden papier-mâché wings. Spray painted mannequin, hersilver skin will never knowthe feel of flesh. We can imagine how she fell . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Dec 2019

Soho Pilgrimage: A Christmas Meditation

by George Weigel

To be a pilgrim is to be going somewhere. That somewhere is the Kingdom come among us at Christmas, and coming again in power and glory. Continue Reading »

26 Dec 2018

A Swedish Christmas

by Clemens Cavallin

Swedish Yule (Jul) traditions are not what you think they are. Continue Reading »

24 Dec 2018

On Refusing to Be Comforted This Christmastide

by Roberto De La Noval

If the Feast of the Holy Innocents has a moral meaning, it is this: God’s election of our suffering is always enfolded within the greater election of our ultimate joy. Continue Reading »

1 Jan 2018