“The church cannot withdraw from the field of charity.”

A Reflection for the Fourth Tuesday of Advent.

Featuring Bob Dylan, old folk songs and live orchestral recordings.

Hidden amid its meme-ready moments, “The Mandalorian” is quietly investigating the inadequacy of our ideas about each other.

A Reflection for the Fourth Monday of Advent

During Advent, expectant alertness is commended to us as a lived attitude. Shall we live it out in song?

Perhaps this Advent, which will probably feel a lot more like Lent, I will finally learn that good waiting is a grace, one that hinges on realizing that the arrival does not depend on my vaunted stage-managing powers.

This is not the year—or the Christmas—we wanted. But God is still with us, and we can still reach out to our neighbors.

A Reflection for the Third Friday of Advent.

I commend you. I sympathize. I need your advice.