In the Opening the Word for the feast of the Holy Family, Timothy P. O’Malley writes that secular critics often presume that religious people embrace their doctrines as an escape from the misery of the present age. The feast of the Holy
In the Opening the Word for the Fourth Sunday of Advent on December 22, Tim O’Malley writes about Joseph: Jesus’s Joseph is a righteous dreamer. There’s a wisdom to the Church’s decision to give us this reading right before Christmas. The task
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
For fathers best looking for parenting inspiration, they need look no further than the holiest of parents, the Blessed Virgin Mary and St. Joseph.