Celebrate Immanuel's Name 1. Celebrate Immanuel's Name,           The Prince of Life and Peace!      God with us, our lips proclaim,           Our faithful hearts confess:      God is in our flesh reveal'd, Heaven and earth in Jesus join,      Mortal with immortal fill'd,           And human with divine! 2. Happy they who humbly dread,         ... Continue Reading →

On January 8, 1956 Nate Saint, Jim Elliot, Ed McCulley Roger Youderian, & Pete Flemming were killed in their attempts to reach out to the Huaorani people of Ecuador. The story of these missionaries was late made into a film The End of the Spear which also detailed the missionary work spurred by the deaths... Continue Reading →

Almighty God, who has poured out upon us the new light of thine Incarnate Word, grant that the same light enkindled in our hearts may shine forth in our lives, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

First reading Jeremiah 31:7-14 Psalm Psalm 147:12-20 Second reading Ephesians 1:3-14 Gospel John 1:(1-9), 10-18 Prayer: Lord, may I always recognize you as my creator and sustainer, may I never forget that you have entered the world and therefore entered my life, may I always see by your light. Amen.

First reading Jeremiah 31:7-14 Psalm Psalm 147:12-20 Second reading Ephesians 1:3-14 Gospel John 1:(1-9), 10-18 Prayer: Lord, may I always recognize you as my creator and sustainer, may I never forget that you have entered the world and therefore entered my life, may I always see by your light. Amen.

Perhaps Fyodor Dostoevsky's greatest work, the book centers on a collection of brothers with strikingly different personalities. The novel is extremely deep looking at faith and ethics against a very realistic 19th century Russian backdrop. The book does not pull back from difficult questions concerning free-will, suffering, and holiness; allowing debate and doubt to run... Continue Reading →

Our Father and our God, as we stand at the beginning of this new year we confess our need of Your presence and Your guidance as we face the future. We each have our hopes and expectations for the year that is ahead of us—but You alone know what it holds for us, and only... Continue Reading →

I am no longer my own, but thine. Put me to what thou wilt, rank me with whom thou wilt. Put me to doing, put me to suffering. Let me be employed for thee or laid aside for thee, exalted for thee or brought low for thee. Let me be full, let me be empty.... Continue Reading →

A 20th century Mennonite theologian, Yoder made a tremendous impact on Christian ethics. His work on pacifism helped to make the stance a mainstream topic in Christian theology and his book The politics of Jesus is considered a must read on ethics. "If the tradition which claims that war may be justified does not also... Continue Reading →

God, thank you for a new year. May everyone in our family be willing to begin anew with a clean slate. We know that you are always ready to forgive us. Help us to be willing to forgive ourselves and to forgive one another. Jesuit prayer