Before the start of this semester, I indulged myself in my longest round of the quiet…
Category: Faith Features
New Year, New Us, Same God
January is a time of rebirth, fresh starts, and clean beginnings. “New year, new me” is…
A Catholic Response to the Immigration Crisis
Standing atop an outcrop of rocks in Saguaro National Park in Arizona, I could not help…
Finding God in All Things and All Places
The first three weeks of my semester abroad in Ecuador have given me ample opportunity to…
Lessons on Christmas Eve
For the past five years, my mom and I have attended the same Christmas Eve service…
Extreme Humility
Imagine that you wake up tomorrow and cannot recognize where you are. You look around frantically…
“Peace on Earth to People of Goodwill:” The Experience of Faith and the Joy of Christmas
I love the holiday season: the music, the pomp, the cheer, the new Hallmark movies, and…
Keeping Christmas in a Troubled World
The holidays are a time for giving, receiving, laughter, family and friends. As a child, it…
A Christmas Thought Experiment
A popular method of meditating on the Scriptures is to imagine ourselves as characters in the…
Christmas Truce and the Power of Peace
The year is 1914. The Great War is just beginning. Soldiers on both sides of the…