A Reflection for Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Advent Zechariah his father, filled with the Holy Spirit, prophesied, saying: “Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel; for he has come to his people ...

Find today’s readings here. All who heard these things took them to heart, saying, “What, then, will this child be? For surely the hand of the Lord was with him. Anyone who has ever named a child ...

I’m not the only preacher who wonders occasionally about the logic of the Sunday lectionary readings. Why is this text included but not that one? I usually conclude that someone wiser than I is ...

Hannah, Zechariah, and the psalmists have good reasons for speaking of them so reverently. Many women have had the experience of praying for a child. If the request is not granted, it can be a source ...