I’m taking a class on the Gospel of Luke this semester, and one of my assignments is to engage in an ongoing spiritual practice related to that particular Gospel. So for the entire semester I am ...

In this sense, generational sin is a real phenomenon, though it might be well to borrow a phrase from the psychologists and recognize that it is sometimes “generational trauma,” while admitting that ...

In our call to prayer, we are given the powerful and provocative image of Mary of Nazareth, God-Bearer, First Disciple, and Mother of the Church. No one followed the Lord’s life of prayer better than ...

The Visitation is one of the most significant events in our Catholic faith tradition. Mary, newly pregnant with our Lord, traveled 70-some miles of rough territory to help her elderly cousin, ...

It’s hard to find hymns that embody Scripture’s sharp critique of the rich. When Mary came to visit, Elizabeth's child leaped in her womb. Mary's spirit, too, jumped to a higher plane. In the inspired ...

When I was 15, I was cajoled into playing the role of Mary in our church’s Christmas nativity scene. I was embarrassed, stuffing a pillow under a robe to signify pregnancy, but I felt I had no choice: ...

BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - For the first time in Vermont, the Solaris Vocal Ensemble will perform a new rendition of The Magnificat, also known as the song of Mary. The Solaris Vocal Ensemble’s holiday ...