Deacon Greg Kandra provides a reflection on the readings and Gospel for the Second Sunday of Advent, Dec. 7, 2025.

We, like Joseph, are invited to empty ourselves, choosing to abandon anything that can get in the way of our union with God or our collaboration with God's design for creation.

Lamentations 3:22-24 - The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every ...

Facing rising inflation, escalating fuel costs and the likely shortages of necessities may be hard, but it need not be scary. Our country has faced scarcity before. We weathered the shortages during ...

Several years ago, I started walking three miles each morning with my English lab, no matter the weather. There is something good about closing the gap between oneself and the environment—getting ...

A renewed cultural interest in Scripture is recorded in the just-released 9th and final chapter of the 15th annual State of ...

Humans have sought to understand existence since the earliest times. This quest led to the creation of texts exploring ...

The pastor of the largest United Methodist congregation in America is sparking intense debate with his provocative new take on the Bible. As pastor of Church of the Resurrection, Adam Hamilton has the ...

PORTLAND, Ore.— Something as small as signs that say "men" and "women" on the bathrooms in a house of worship can shut the door to trans people. "For me as a non-binary person, I've been to so many ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom invoked biblical teachings while criticizing Republican leadership and the Trump administration for the federal government shutdown’s impact on food assistance, arguing ...