This has been an Advent season of prophets: Jeremiah, Baruch, Isaiah, Micah, John the Baptist. And now the prophet is Mary—the woman who was the original house for the holy.…

As John baptized new converts, he invited them to live with “changed hearts and lives.” When asked how to do that, his answers all point to making sure no one…

Like the childhood game of “musical chairs,” we are convinced that there are not enough places at the table. As so we shrink the guest list just in case there…

We usually associate fasting with Lent, but the Eastern Church observes a “Nativity Fast” in preparation for the birth of Christ, understanding fasting as a way to “make more room”…