What difference does Mass make?
Dear Kianna,
So many people go to Mass, and it seems like it makes no practical difference in their lives. What’s the point?
– Seeker
- Written by Kianna Garmanian
SPIRITUALITY
What’s the best non-material gift you’ve received?
We asked, and you answered! Catholics from around the Archdiocese of Seattle share the best non-material gifts they’ve received.
- Written by Northwest Catholic
Imagining the infant Christ
I couldn’t sleep. It was a cold and cozy December night. Maybe I ate too many cookies. Or had a list that wouldn’t stop unrolling itself in my head. All I know is I was awake. I left my husband snoring deeply in our bed, curled up on the living room couch with the remote and searched for something to watch on television.
- Written by Shemaiah Gonzalez
Let us adore on our knees the Bread that came down from heaven
In the son of the Virgin, “wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger” (Luke 2:12), we acknowledge and adore the “bread that came down from heaven” (John 6:41, 51). When the Messiah comes to earth to give life to the world, he is born in Bethlehem, which means “house of bread” in Hebrew. He sleeps in a manger used to feed cattle. His mission is evident: to feed us. He will later say, “I am the bread of life” (John 6:35, 48).
- Written by Mauricio I. Pérez
From the Editor - December 2020
Merry Christmas? In this season of COVID, maybe not. Too many have lost their lives or livelihoods. Perhaps we’re isolated from friends and family, missing the usual festivities.
- Written by Kevin Birnbaum
Faith in the face of an uncertain future
Dear Kianna,
I’m having trouble planning for the coming year when there are so many unknowns — any advice?
– Anxious
- Written by Kianna Garmanian
How can I fruitfully observe the season of Advent?
Advent is a blessed opportunity to become more responsive to the presence of God in our lives. For Advent to be fruitful, it is best for us to observe it as the church intends.