Today’s festival rejoices in God’s blessings. We recall and celebrate our adoption as God’s children, the gift of the Holy Spirit, and...

Within the gospel reading’s profound words lies the simple message that God is revealed in a human person. Though we may try to...

On the first Sunday of Christmas we find the boy Samuel and the boy Jesus, both in the temple, both growing in wisdom and stature and in...

Cradle and cross are inextricably connected on the fourth Sunday of Advent. Between a lovely tribute to the little town of Bethlehem and...

Christ’s presence in our midst in the wonder of the holy supper is cause for singing. The nearness of the God in prayer, in every...

Forerunners and messengers advance the advent of our God. While John the baptizer’s voice in the wilderness may be the principal focus of...

Advent is about the “coming days.” God’s people have always lived in great expectation, but that expectation finds specific, repeated...

Even after Israel had experienced the vagaries of kings, the people still longed for a true king to set things right. He would have the...

November begins with All Saints Day and ends in or near Advent, when we anticipate Christ’s coming again. It is fitting, then, that the...

Of all three years of the lectionary cycle, this year’s All Saints readings have the most tears. Isaiah and Revelation look forward to...