The Feast of the Holy Family focuses on the human experience of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph—in particular, how they model the life of faith we all aspire to.

Estimates say that during the 20th century well over 50,000,000 people died because of genocides at the hands of political leaders, rival tribes, and oppressive nation-states.

It had been a very bad, no-good week. I lost out to another candidate on a job promotion and was blindsided by an unexpected romantic breakup.

When my older brother was in the fifth grade, he came home from school proudly clutching an Advent calendar he had won in a contest.

As I bounced in the back of a truck along a dirt road into the wilderness, I was indeed going to see people dressed in fine clothing.

"If you have nothing good to say about anybody, come sit next to me" is a delicious twist on an old proverb attributed to Alice Roosevelt Longworth.

The baby, Lily, took one look at me and her eyes widened like saucers.

Today, John the Baptist, asks us to think of ourselves as trees. A mighty oak comes to mind or a graceful birch.

Research tells us that more people suffer from light deprivation during winter months than we realize. Soon the sun will be at its lowest point in the sky. Dawn will come later and darkness will occur earlier.

Our house was broken into recently while my family and I slept soundly in our beds. We woke when we heard noise on the back porch, but it was too late.