There are many words which could be used to describe the Advent season, but one that strikes me as particularly appropriate this year is “yearning.”  The scriptures of Advent, especially the...

Feast • Nov. 30 Church • Waterbury St. Andrew was St. Peter’s brother and was called to follow Jesus at the same time. Beginning as a disciple of John the Baptist, Andrew became one of The Twelve who...

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, as in all wisdom you teach and admonish one another, singing psalms, hymns and spiritual songs with gratitude in your hearts to God. And whatever you...

I was in the middle of a root canal when I began to think about gratitude. To be clear, I was not performing the root canal. It was being performed on me. I had a jaw full of Novocain, and though I...

“I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world” (Jn 16:33). Every saint suffers. Indeed, suffering is...