St. Thomas à Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury and Martyr
What made Thomas à Becket a saint was finding the life God had hidden for him in the role to which he was called.
The Good News in a Picardy Third
Death was not the end for the Holy Innocents. Through the Christ Child God made right this wrong.
Tradition and the Puzzling Gospel of St. John
Tradition may be self-correcting.
The Martyr’s Death and the Birth of Christ
Stephen’s brief ministry and death participate in and therefore set before us the continuous act of suffering known as the incarnation of the Divine Word.
A Wondrous Exchange
On Christmas, we learn that God is absolute, total, self-emptying love.
Darkness Falls
On Christmas Eve Day, night has not yet come; darkness has not yet fallen. But it will come.
A Choice that Changed the World
Gabriel announced that Mary was chosen, not that she was already pregnant.
Not Enough to Counter Coddling
I wonder how effective structural and procedural changes alone can be.