The main theme of the liturgy of the third Sunday, whose readings are Isaiah 35:1-6a, 10; Psalm 146; James 5:7-10; Matthew 11:2-11, is a call for Christian hope and courage.

VATICAN CITY (CNA)—Although he is the only person in the world to have the job of preaching to the Pope, Father Raniero Cantalamessa sees his work as simply delivering the message of the Gospel. “It ...

The early believers lived this out in practical ways. Acts 2:46–47 describes people who ate together, cared for one another, ...

Advent is often described as a season of hope. But what is hope, and what do we hope for? I suggested last Sunday that the categories of our hope are frequently too narrow, and too domesticated. In ...

Our New Testament lesson (John 1.19-28) describes John the Baptist at a little place called Bethany, not to be confused with the Bethany where Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead, but most likely ...

In light of international conflicts, a fraught presidential election season and other contemporary challenges, clergy across the Cedar Valley are preparing their Christmas sermons in hopes of ...