In Marilynne Robinson’s novel, Gilead, an elderly and ailing minister writes to his young son whom he knows he will not see grow up. At one point he’s explaining the pastoral privilege of pronouncing ...
The little man’s eyes were wide with awe as he looked up in amazement as I marked a cross on his forehead, blessing him with, ...
Sunday, Jan. 1, is the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God. Mass Readings: Numbers 6:22-27; Psalm 67:2-3, 5, 6, 8; Galatians 4:4-7; Luke 2:16-21. To mark the feast of the Mother of God, the first reading ...