Village Chronicles

"At the end of every seven-year period you shall have a relaxation of debts, which shall be observed as follows. Every creditor shall relax his claim on what he has loaned to his neighbor; he must not press his neighbor, his kinsman, because a relaxation in honor of the LORD has been proclaimed. You may press a foreigner, but you shall relax the claim on your kinsman for what is yours. Nay, more! Since the LORD, your God, will bless you abundantly in the land he will give you to occupy as your heritage, there should be no one of you in need. Dt. 15:1-6

Even Rats Demonstrate the Teachings of Jesus

Many years ago, I visited a laboratory at Northwestern University where a friend was doing research on rat skin cells.

She invited me to look into the electron microscope where she had placed a Petri dish full of the skin cells in a pink solution of nutrients. They looked like ticks, round with tentacles all around their membranes.

Advent Posadas

December 4, 2011, marks the first Sunday of Advent and the beginning of the Church Year. The next four weeks are a time of expectation and of looking forward to the celebration of the birth of Jesus on Dec. 25.

One of the themes of the Advent Season is that of searching for a place to stay in Bethlehem. Mary, the mother of Jesus, and Joseph her betrothed husband, traveled many miles to register for the census required by the Roman Empire.

“The Best Attitude is Gratitude”

Thanksgiving is less than one week away, and most of us are bustling around preparing a special meal, inviting others to join us at home or planning to visit family living at a distance.