Fashion and appearance reign supreme today. Advertising bombards us with ways to improve our appearance on a daily basis. People are being told they are not good looking enough, so why not try botox, plastic surgery like their role models? The Bible tells us that we need to take a different approach to appearance than … Read more
Today is the feast of the Holy Family, celebrated on the First Sunday after Christmas. What do we know about the Holy Family? A Holy Family With Difficulties Like every family, the Holy Family had difficulties. There is a great temptation to idealize them – to turn them into plaster figurines, placed on a shelf. … Read more
Are you busy celebrating Christmas? Is everything like the crib, Christmas tree, crackers, cakes all set up? Are you celebrating the Christmas Cycle giving enough importance to all the three phases like Advent, Christmas and Epiphany? Our culture tends to skip Advent and start celebrating Christmas after Thanksgiving. Then it’s all packed up and stored … Read more