I see that a lot in my own life and in the lives of others.Does the presence of pain mean the absence of God?

Matthew loved the magi. He gave their story more square inches of text than he gave the narrative of the birth of Jesus. He never mentions the shepherds or the manger, but he didn't want us to miss the star and the seekers. It's easy to see why. Their story is our story.

I've never disclosed for whom I'm voting.

For years I thought my assignment or the Church's assignment was to articulate the Gospel and nothing more. Now I believe that if we don't support the verbal expression of the Gospel with physical demonstration of compassion, we are not imitating Jesus.

Of all the things you must earn in life, God's unending affection is not one of them. You have it.

Does God understand you? Find the answer in Bethlehem.

If you're looking for a place with no change, try a soda machine.