Deacon Greg Kandra provides a reflection on the readings and Gospel for the Second Sunday of Advent, Dec. 7, 2025.

Lamentations 3:22-24 - The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every ...

Facing rising inflation, escalating fuel costs and the likely shortages of necessities may be hard, but it need not be scary. Our country has faced scarcity before. We weathered the shortages during ...

Several years ago, I started walking three miles each morning with my English lab, no matter the weather. There is something good about closing the gap between oneself and the environment—getting ...

A renewed cultural interest in Scripture is recorded in the just-released 9th and final chapter of the 15th annual State of ...

Humans have sought to understand existence since the earliest times. This quest led to the creation of texts exploring ...

Though authoritarians misuse it, the truth of God’s Word remains. Every once in a while, I will hear someone who is otherwise accurately describing the current plight of the church suggest the problem ...

Visitors are pictured in a file photo looking at a Caravaggio painting titled "St. Jerome Writing" during an exhibition at the Galleria Borghese in Rome. Pope Francis released an apostolic letter on ...

The pastor of the largest United Methodist congregation in America is sparking intense debate with his provocative new take on the Bible. As pastor of Church of the Resurrection, Adam Hamilton has the ...

Catholics believe that this verse is an indication of the sinlessness of Mary — itself the kernel of the more developed doctrine of the Immaculate Conception. Presbyterian Greek scholar Marvin R.

Characters in Scripture don’t “follow their dreams.” But some do stand out from the crowd. I love watching Bollywood movies. What could be better than three hours of delightful singing and dancing, ...