in common: they focus on taking time to appreciate the immense, beautiful, and undeniable gifts that God has given us. We do that by gathering, praying, creating, reflecting, singing, and...
Advent and Christmas Traditions
The 11th Station: Jesus is Nailed to the Cross
God, why have you abandoned me?” gives us greater insight to how Jesus felt in His final moments. We feel the pain and grief of an innocent who is following...
Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
and his reign as King is celebrated to some degree in Advent (when Christians wait for his second coming in glory), Christmas (when "born this day is the King of...
Book of Sirach
sayings. The sayings are generally grouped by theme, so the book is loosely organized. Ben Sira speaks in the first person, sometimes giving autobiographical details (34:11; 38-39). In 1:1-42:14, He...