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December 2014

December 23, 2014

Yes, the Pope’s Speech Monday Is Pretty Awesome

It’s also very typical of him. Give or take a few details, it’s a great...

April 2013

April 07, 2013

When I Hear ‘Peace’

I think silence. I think Silent Night. I think of the continuity between Christmas and...

January 2013

January 05, 2013

Anything Is Possible with God

It's the message of Christmas and Easter, isn't it? This comes from Saint Augustine via...

December 2012

December 31, 2012

Be Raised to the Most High

From Saint Augustine, via dailygospel.org: Christ was to come in our flesh, not another, neither...

December 25, 2012

God Has Done the Impossible! Do We Believe?

Today in his Ubi et Orbi message, Pope Benedict challenges us with the reality of...

December 25, 2012

Let Us Go to Bethlehem

From B16 at the Christmas vigil Mass: Let us go over to Bethlehem, says the...

December 24, 2012

For Your Sake

(And mine!) How about a little Saint Augustine to get us into the Christmas Eve...

December 21, 2012

Ephesus Gets Us Closer to Nazareth, Closer to Bethlehem

At the Council of Ephesus, Saint Cyril of Alexandria delivered a sermon in praise of...

December 21, 2012

The Seven-Year-Old Who Doesn’t Ask for Toys, But Jesus

Christmas gratitude to those who preserved and shared this letter from a young Joseph Ratzinger:...

December 20, 2012

Christmas Stress?

If you're anything like me, right about now you're starting to feel overwhelmed. Nothing goes...

December 17, 2012

Christmas for Christians — A Gift Guide

Some advice: As Catholics we should give differently than those who do not share our...

December 03, 2012

Will We Choose to Lift the Cloud for Christmas?

Magnifcat had a tough meditation on Saturday -- one that at the same time is...