When I was 15 years old, my father died. At the time, my heart was still trying to heal from his two-year absence from our family. (His return to us seven years before his...

“Take all the veils of the past and make a new beginning.” –RumiAs 2022 comes to a close, a certain quiet comes over the world, and we’re called to draw inward, reflect, release,...

There are a lot of self-help authors who will tell you to follow your passion. I’m a believer in this philosophy...

It’s a Wonderful Life continues to touch people’s heart and soul year after year with its message of love. Many movie...

I’ve been reflecting lately on signs of hope springing up in seasons of darkness and suffering. Pope John Paul II, for example, observed a deep attraction toward spiritual practices in contemporary society.  He also...

O Holy night! Yes, a silent night! And it came upon a midnight clear! Christmas, it would seem, is a festival of the middle of the night. Jesus is born when it is...

By Noelle Sterne One-Time Rights © 2022 Noelle Sterne    Do you wake up in the morning and groan? Not because you can’t...

His name will be Emmanuel: God with us (cf. Isa. 7:14; Matt. 1:23). If we understand the significance of this name Emmanuel, we will find it includes the notion of Savior. For what is...