Discernment
Why the Son Came into Our Flesh
About discerning our call or vocation, the first thing to say is that we all share in the greatest one. God “calls humankind to seek him, to know him,...
Ignatian Voices
The Train and the Nativity
Tony Agnesi remembers his Christmas train, which taught him a lifelong lesson about selflessness. The story also makes him think about the Nativity.
I have always wondered that not a...
Spirituality
O Come Emmanuel
Thinking Faith has been sharing a series of reflections on the O Antiphons this Advent. In a reflection on the last antiphon in the series—but the first in a...
People
Happy Birthday, Pope Francis
Pope Francis celebrates his 80th birthday on December 17, 2016. It’s a good occasion to reflect on what Antonio Spadaro, SJ, has called the “3 most important homilies of...
Something to Think About
Longings in Advent
In December, we often ask children, “What do you want Santa to bring you for Christmas?” In Advent the Church poses to us a deeper question: “What are the...
Spirituality
Mary’s Humility
In a homily last week, Pope Francis talked about “fear of the Lord” as a humble way of living. As reported in Zenit:
“The humility of the childlike is that...