December 21

The Advent season as I see it is a thoughtfully planned season with beautiful readings to allow the church members to get into the moment of hope.[read more]

December 20

Love is an essential human need and experience. Love is transformative! In today’s scripture, Mary encounters the Living God in her ordinary life.[read more]

December 19

A couple of years ago, I attended an Advent Reflection evening and the leader, our own Xaverian Associate, Chuck Belzner, likened the Advent season to pregnancy.[read more]

December 18

I find myself dwelling on this verse, which stands just before the angel “solves” Joseph’s conundrum with the good news that Mary’s pregnancy was indeed “of God.”[read more]

December 17

Today we are just one week away from Christmas. We are reminded of why we celebrate Christmas and what we are preparing for during this Advent Season.[read more]

December 15

Isaiah is speaking to the people of God during a tumultuous period in their history. The Assyrians are expanding their empire into Israel’s Northern Kingdom and downward.[read more]

December 11

When I retired from active ministry, I moved back home to Indiana. In the Midwest, one of the striking things is the abundance of land and nature; the farmland and fields are all around.[read more]

December 10

A dear friend of mine, Gordon Zahn, was a conscientious objector in World War II and later a professor of sociology at both Loyola-Chicago, and UMass, Boston.[read more]