I made my first Communion when I was 8. I had waited long for it, was dressed up in a dress, veil and shoes, all of them white. I was ready for the big moment. Then, Msgr. Higgins gave the homily. He ...

Sister Miriam James Heidland’s latest book, Behold: A Guided Advent Journal for Prayer and Meditation, invites readers to transformation this Advent season. Like her Lenten prayer and meditation ...

The First Sunday of Advent is ecclesiastical New Year’s Day. It is a fitting occasion to make resolutions to grow in the spiritual life, as each time we have the privilege to retrace Christ’s life in ...

The story of our salvation starts with forbidden fruit and ends with bread and wine at the Lord’s Table. On a snowy day in downtown Chicago, as the first day of Advent drew near, I sat with my ...

The Christian calendar, opening on Nov. 28 this year, includes four weeks of waiting for the one Christians believe comes as God into our midst. It is a challenge to experience Advent as it begs to be ...