Jan. - Feb. - March 2005 

Christmas: The Symbolic Presence of the Shepherds

"I bring you Good News of Great Joy" said the Angels to the Shepherds.  But who are these shepherds of old, and how did they really react to this Great News?  How did they see the Christ Child?  Do they have something to tell us, to our world, as we begin the year 2005?  Christ became poor so that we may become rich by means of his poverty.  Radical message indeed!

What Unites us is Greater

Bishop Biguzzi shares a simple story of understanding among peoples and religions.

Lord Jesus, where will You Be Born this year?

Will the world be ever ready to welcome Jesus at his Birth? A poem.

Emanuela did not want to be born

Fr. Tognali has spent enough time in the Amazon region of Brazil that he could write a book.  But here is a "Christmas Story."

Yohannes Setiawan: Who will take his Place?

We reflect on the life, death, and witness of a young Indonesian seminarian.