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From DC to the Vatican, baby Jesus is wearing a keffiyeh
The scene representing the birth of Jesus is a common December sight, artfully arranged on church lawns or entryways across the country....
The Christmas of Baby Tommy
We raised our kids without a religious narrative. My young son stumbled upon one on his own.
After every election, I turn to Tolstoy
His challenges to the left and right alike are devastating and timely.
December 15, Advent 3C (Luke 3:7-18)
I am struck by just how different my baptism prep process is from John the Baptist’s.
New Netflix film wants to make Mary accessible to all
Catholic Hollywood director D.J. Caruso set out to tell the story of Mary as seen through her own eyes, in a new film available on Netflix December 6....
Unfinished business (Philippians 1:3-11)
Paul challenges us to consider what really matters.
The grace of apocalyptic imagination
As the depth of the climate crisis is revealed, our despair grows. But God hovers at the edge of doom.
Respecting the Ten Commandments, in all their ambiguity
I’m posting them in my classroom—and teaching my students about how people interpret them differently.
What is poetry in the face of war?
Mosab Abu Toha’s poems are about Gaza. Reading them I saw all people who suffer.
The gift of words
Here are some books and other wordy presents the CC staff will be putting under the tree this year.
How Elon Musk became 'prophet-in-chief' of tech's Trump-leaning conservatism
In the waning days of October, several hundred people gathered at the Life Center, a megachurch in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, for a town hall organized by the Trump campaign....
Microbes in the manger
God is humbly present in every living creature. Maybe closer than we’ve imagined.
Eight homilies for practicing presence
Rabbi Sharon Brous believes we can build beloved community simply by showing up for one another.
Pope Francis's eco-village to promote ecological conversion at 2025 Jubilee
Pope Francis’s plan to build an eco-village in the historic gardens of Castel Gandolfo, the summer residence of the popes, will be complete for the 2025 Jubilee, allowing pilgrims and tourists to p...
December 8, Advent 2C (Baruch 5:1-9; Luke 1:68-79; Philippians 1:3-11; Luke 3:1-6)
Being baptized requires becoming vulnerable to at least one other person.
Sheer vulnerability
The nakedness of the incarnation reframes what it means to be strong.
The days are coming (Jeremiah 33:14-16)
We are surrounded by wastelands. God promises new life.
Episode 44: Biblical scholar and theologian Peter Enns, author of Curveball
A conversation with Peter Enns about the book of Jonah, quantum physics, God, and more