“When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the infant leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth, filled with the Holy Spirit, cried out in a loud voice and said, ‘Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is ...

would be fulfilled” (Lk 1: 43-45). Conversations between women in the Gospels always capture my attention, but today’s holds a special meaning for me. That’s because my sister and I used to play Mary ...

The holiday season turns from Thanksgiving to celebrations of light and reflection on Sunday. Nov. 28 marks the first Sunday of Advent and it also is the beginning of Hanukkah at sundown. Advent marks ...