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The Epiphany of the Lord
Matthew’s story of the birth of Jesus (2:1-12), which says nothing about a journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem or a birth in a stable as we find in Luke, focuses on two events: the decision of Joseph to heed God’s command and complete the process of taking Mary, now pregnant,…
Reflections on Pope Francis’ 2025 World Day of Peace message
In these early days of the new year, many of us are probably feeling a mixture of anxiety and hope – anxious about the many crises in our nation and world, yet hopeful that 2025 will be better.
Pope Francis offers insight that for him hope, especially hope in God that is expressed in concrete action, is the elixir to anxiety
Pope Francis picks Cardinal McElroy, an advocate for church reform for Washington, DC
Cardinal Robert McElroy is a scholar of American political history and its nexus with Catholic theology. The California native studied at Harvard and Stanford and brings pastoral experience at the San Diego border. Cardinal McElroy welcomed the AUSCP to San Diego for the June 2023 Assembly. Michael Sean Winters writes…
Christmas 2024: The Birth of Christ the Light of the World
“The light shines on in the darkness, and the darkness does not overcome it” (Jn 1:5). Thus does the prologue to John’s gospel, read at the Christmas morning Mass, suggest the deeper meaning of our celebration of the birth of Jesus.