Reflections

How Pope Francis Views Advent’s Call to Hope

Advent is a “continuous call to hope,” says Pope Francis. It seems, then, that a key aim of this pre-Christmas season is to focus attention on hope’s immense importance for everyone. But why? Is hope a problem? Sure, it can [read more...]

Advent Series Week Three: Immaculee’s Story

Gear up for a powerful example of someone who has grasped the Lord’s hope for all of us in our forgiveness journey. Hear her experience of wrestling with the words from the Our Father, “forgive us our trespasses as we [read more...]

What a Perfect YES Looks Like

“God will never ask you to do more than Mary did.” And what did Mary do? She said “yes” to the Angel Gabriel. Fr. Mike wants us to meditate on how we can learn to say “yes” to God from [read more...]

Be Open to God’s Subtle Signs

Fourth Sunday of Advent – Year A In order to draw us ever closer to Him, God permits us to experience different trials during our lives. We see this in today’s Gospel, where Joseph learns about the Blessed Mother’s pregnancy. [read more...]

O Come, O Come,’ everyone

Ever since I became a mom — more than 20 years and four kids ago — the Advent and Christmas season has taken on a whole different perspective for me. That perspective has opened up the meaning of the season [read more...]

Advent Series Week Two: 7 Scriptures On Forgiveness

Continuing with Chris Stefanick’s 4-part Advent video series, this week features guests Jim Beckman and Fr. Kevin Gerarci from the Fathers of Mercy. Together, they go all in on the topic of forgiveness using 7 verses from Scripture to guide [read more...]

Humble Beginnings

On this Third Sunday of Advent, we are reminded, yet again, that Jesus is coming. But how will He come? The Gospels reveal to us that Jesus came not as a great leader, not as a warrior, not as a [read more...]

Advent Series Week One: What Forgiveness is Not

In this 4-part Advent video series, Chris Stefanick discusses forgiveness. While true forgiveness is a process and a decision, there are many things forgiveness is not. Learn how to keep your boundaries while forgiving someone who isn’t sorry. Click HERE [read more...]

Answering the Athiests

It is important that we Christians are able to answer the atheist’s best objections to God’s existence in hopes that we can win their hearts and the heart of the culture at large. Download Bishop Robert Barron’s FREE eBook HERE.

Preparing for Christmas

What is the best way to prepare for the season of Advent? You’re free to do what you know will help you prepare for Christmas the best. If decorating and so forth does not help you prepare for the coming [read more...]