Jesus’ prophetic career seems to get off to a rocky start. Standing up in the synagogue in Nazareth, he proclaims that God’s reign, the final and definitive moment of divine judgment, is at hand. It is fulfilled in his very person, the
The 15th annual Walk for Life West Coast will be held in the streets of downtown San Francisco on Saturday, Jan. 26. The central events of the event include a 12:30 p.m. rally at Civic Center Plaza, followed by a 1:30 p.m.
Advertising tends to romanticize family life. Christmas meals are celebrated on pristine tables, while adults, teens and children share a bucolic feast. This romantic commercialization of the family can creep into our understanding of Jesus’ family. We imagine a saccharine picture of
Every year, Our Sunday Visitor asks our readers to send in their favorite Christmas memories, as well as their original Christmas poems. Without fail, these offerings transport our editorial staff back through time and across space as we receive accounts of Christmases
In cartoons, conscience used to be portrayed as an angel on someone’s shoulder, trying to steer a character away from temptation, which was represented by a small devil on the other shoulder. Writing in the 13th century, St. Bonaventure described conscience as
In public schools across the country, teachers and students practice lockdown drills if a gunman storms their building and opens fire. In some school districts, principals and teachers learn how to bandage gunshot wounds and apply tourniquets. “That’s insane to me. That’s
We often hear about the benefits of seeing Christmas through the eyes of a child — the innocence, the wonder, the excitement. But what about Advent? This has been a lesson for me so far this season. For our family, last December
Question: Why do the Gospels omit so much of Jesus’ life? It would have been edifying to see how he lived as a child, teenager and adult. As a parent I would love to show my daughter, “See, this is how Jesus
We may not think about it, but Advent is right around the corner, and with that season of preparation comes the beginning of a new liturgical year. What better time to set some goals in our spiritual lives, such as reading some
Shutterstock This is the 11th in a series looking at the Church’s 12 most recent popes and the marks they’ve made on the Church. The series is appearing monthly throughout 2018. When the time comes, obituaries will speak of Pope Benedict XVI