Close to Winter
Images of a deep and dark December call to mind the music of Simon annd Garfunkel....
04
Jan
03
Jan
Unique Trailblazers
"St. Bernard of Clairvaux says it best, “They fall on their faces, they revere him as king, they worship him as God. He who led them has instructed them too. He who urged them on by means of the star has himself taught them in their inmost heart.”...
01
Jan
Mary, Mother of God + World Day of Prayer
"Today’s First Reading offers a suitable blessing for us as we start the civic year. Perhaps it also helps all of us to approach this new year with peace."...
31
Dec
New Year’s Eve 2021
"As you look back, what have you learned about yourself, about the world, about life?"...
30
Dec
Tomorrow a new year
For the poet, 2021 was both " a year like no other" and "the same as all the rest."...
29
Dec
My First Memories of Christmas
My first memories of Christmas were when y family was interned by the Nazis. ...
28
Dec
A Christmas Prayer
The gloom of our world is really only a shadow. Behind the gloom, yet still within our reach, is joy. Take joy for your heart this Christmas....
27
Dec
26
Dec
The Holy Family – “A Kind of school.”
"Pope Paul VI laments on “how I would like to return to my childhood and attend the simple yet profound school that is Nazareth!”"...
25
Dec
Christmas 2021 – Speaking some words to the close and holy darkness
The editor and writers of igNation send Christmas greetings to our readers and their families. We truly hope that we are making a difference in the lives of each one of you....