AND SO THIS IS CHRISTMAS… “What is Christmas?” – we are always asked. What is its real meaning in a world that speaks only of the commercial value of this great Christian holy day? There…
Gospel Reflections
Christmas
POPE BENEDICT XVI ON CHRISTMAS God’s sign is his humility. God’s sign is that he makes himself small; he becomes a child; he lets us touch him and he asks for our love. How we would prefer…
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
WHY MARY? Advent 4 Today we revisit the biblical account of the Annunciation and we encounter the figure of Mary, the maiden of Nazareth, again. Why is Mary important in our approach to Christmas? Is it just…
3RD ADVENT
HAPPY AT THE TOP? Advent 3 There is a game show on television where the contestants are asked what they want to do with their lives. Almost everyone, especially the young, say they want to be…
2ND ADVENT
THE ROLE OF THE MESSENGER Advent 2 In this time of fax machines, emails, and social networking, who needs a messenger? Do we still need these delivery men and women who walk or ride bicycles and motorbikes as part…