On the feast of the Visitation we recall yet another dimension of Mary’s response; we honor her spirit of service, or diakonia. Mary’s generous care for Elizabeth anticipates the spirit of service that should be the hallmark of the church, which is sent especially to the poor.

The film is a beautiful reminder of the power of faith in things unseen.

Was Jesus married? Here’s why almost every New Testament scholar believes that Jesus was unmarried.

In this one child resides the best of who we are, the hope for who we might become.

December brings concerns about the commercialism of Christmas, along with invocations to return to the day’s “true meaning.”

“It is not a figure of speech, a literary genre. I am a sinner.”