A Prayer for a Glistening Christmas

When life feels heavy, it doesn’t just affect our schedules—it affects our thoughts. This devotional begins with a picture of community: a small group faithfully studying Scripture together in the middle of real-life chaos—toddlers, teens, and nonstop responsibilities. But even i ...  Show more

So much of life happens at full speed. We move from task to task, responsibility to responsibility, often missing the quiet gifts God places in our path. This devotional begins with a small interruption in the middle of an ordinary chore—one unexpected moment of wonder as a hummi ...  Show more

After a delicious Christmas dinner and dessert, Aimee, Carl, and Todd relax around the fireplace and answer some Christmas ‘letters’ from listeners. For example: Are nativity scenes with baby Jesus in the manger a second commandment violation? Some attribute the origin of Christm ...  Show more

“How do we really enter into a season like Advent when the world around us is already celebrating Christmas?” This is the question host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., sets before his guests, Scripture scholars Barbara Reid, O.P., and Victor Cancino, S.J., at the start of this episode, w ...  Show more

In this episode of Bible Reading and Coffee Drinking, we dive into Romans 6, where Paul teaches us what it truly means to live a new life in Christ. Through baptism, we’re united with Jesus in His death and resurrection, set free from the power of sin, and called to walk in right ...  Show more

Jesus Christ was not just born. He had an existence before he was born; and therefore, Jesus was not just born—he was given to us.

Jesus is the one gift that, if you have it, you have all the other gifts. Jesus is the one gift that, if you reject it, you lose all other ...