Trust God’s whispers to change world
Since childhood, Kathy Izard felt like she was being called to do something important with her life.
Since childhood, Kathy Izard felt like she was being called to do something important with her life.
As Director of Development for the Diocese of Superior, I am annually responsible for overseeing our special collections.
Let me just begin by explaining that we have an outdoor, wood-burning furnace on our hobby farm.
Jubilee 2025 began on Christmas Eve 2024, with the opening of the Holy Door of St. Peter’s in Rome, and will conclude Jan. 6, 2026, when that door of the Vatican basilica is closed.
When Sarah Hart was writing original songs for her new Advent and Christmas album “All the Earth Alive Rejoicing,” she was struck by how complicated Mary and Joseph’s situation must have been in light of Mary’s pregnancy and the scandal it would cause.
On a cold December night, the kids and I snuggled into pillows and blankets to watch “Mickey’s Christmas Carol,” my all-time favorite version of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.”
Every year, as Advent and Christmas approach, I seem to have the same conversation with one of my students.
Advent has come quickly this year, riding the tails of Thanksgiving. After a busy week with the kids home from school, deer rifle season and resting up, it wasn’t until late in the evening that we talked with the kids about it being Advent and what that means.