These (very) short essays about unexpectedly experiencing God in the world today include stories of perseverance, love and gratitude.

What does a dad "do" during the birth of his child? I went to St. Joseph for help.

Each year we lose or break a figure in our Nativity scene, but the beauty of this family tradition lies in its brokenness.

Want to keep your New Year’s resolution? Try going to confession—and therapy.

I don’t imagine sheep making funny faces while being too shy to “baa” on that very first Christmas, but it’s the imperfections in our retelling of the very human story of Christ’s birth that make our play so perfect.

This year in Bethlehem, we are waiting for a hope that I am not sure I would even be able to believe in anymore, except that it does not entirely depend on us.