“Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain wisdom of heart” (Psalm 90:12-13). The Lectionary gives us Mark’s lurid account of the decapitation of John the Baptist on this commemoration of ...

Last week and this week, the Gospel has us make the acquaintance of John the Baptist. Last week, we were introduced to his mission in the Jordan Valley at a particular given moment to baptize as a ...

It’s the second Sunday of Advent and in the Holy Mass today, the priest will light up the second candle of Advent, which means we’ve got two weeks before Christmas Day. Today’s gospel reading comes ...

Some years ago, artist St. Joseph Sr. Marian Cowan created a small sculpture of the Visitation. It depicts two pregnant women seated, bending toward one another, knee to knee, engrossed in each ...

22 1/4 x 32 3/4 in. (56.5 x 88.1 cm.) ...

Very early in his sermon, Kevin Miller says, “I have the hard job of telling you a hard truth.” Indeed he does. The hard truth is that God is a God who judges us according to the way we’ve lived our ...