Stephen sets our Christmas journey toward Jesus’s way of love by reminding us of the challenge of tradition and nostalgia. Following his following JesusThe Feast of Stephen Sam Portaro’s reflection from Brightest and Best rises to the central challenge of the Incarnation, and I …
A Christmas Message
Many centuries ago, communities would gather to pray. They observed that the days grew shorter; the night was winning. Perhaps soon the day would disappear entirely. So people gathered during these long nights and they would pray for the light to come again. Long before Christ entered the …
A Word: While we’re focused on doing it right
So much of our energy is focused on what we are supposed to do at any given moment, we hardly listen to what Jesus is saying. Jesus is focused on our being wholeProper 18A | Matthew 18:15-20 I’m going to guess that you’ve had a disagreement at some point in your life. It’s a pretty …