The season of Advent is a hopeful season. Hope is such an important Christian virtue. Hope is more than optimism. We can be optimistic about all kinds of things but, strictly speaking, the object of hope is always God. Hope...

Here we are at the doorsteps of another Advent. For many of us, it is the proximate preparation for Christmas. And yet it is really beyond Christmas that our hearts must yearn for. Advent is waiting for God, waiting to...

Lord, we thank you for the goodness of our people and for the spirit of justice that fills this nation. We thank you for our work and our rest, for one another, and for our homes. We thank you, Lord:...

At every Mass, the priest proclaims, “It is right and just, always and everywhere to give God thanks.” Always and everywhere. We give thanks in times of blessing, we give thanks in times of darkness. For all of our failures...