World Day of Peace In December of 1967, Pope Paul VI invited people of good will throughout the world to begin 1968 with a “Day of Peace.” It was his intention that the first day of the civil New Year begin with a consid- eration of the need to preserve peace and to work...
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Some people say that living together before marriage helps you be more certain that a couple will get along when they are married. It seems logical, but my parents and priest do not approve. Wouldn’t marriages be better if couples lived together before they married? It might seem logical but actually living together before...
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  What is Pascal’s Wager? Some of the more interesting ideas in the history of our faith are the various ways that philosophers and theologians sought to prove or argue for the existence of God. The most famous were St. Thomas’ five arguments for the existence of God. Blaise Pascal also had a very...
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  Friends at work say they don’t need religion because they are good people. How should I respond? Good is the politically correct thing for people to say about themselves. But what does “good” mean? To measure goodness, you need some criteria and it usually comes down to a general sense of keeping the...
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Are there right and wrong ways to pray? Think of all the ways that people communicate with one another: Post-its, cell phones, fax machines, letters, e-mail, voice mail, movies, videos and of course, the old reliable telephone. All are ways in which we enhance the most basic form of communication-talking. At times, some are...
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Why do we confess to priests? Can’t we just confess to God? Let’s just suppose for a moment that I, as an underpaid writer, decided that I needed some fast cash and so I rob a store! Whom would I owe an apology to? Certainly I would apologize to the store’s owner, as well...
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To solve the shortage of priests in this country, why can’t we bring in priests from other countries where they have enough? This is a recycled story that makes me wonder where exactly is this country where there are so many priests? The place does not exist, but it raises some interesting issues, including...
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Bethlehem has a special place in the hearts of the people of Nativity Church. Although there is much conflict in the Middle East, the birthplace of Jesus continues to be a symbol of peace to the world. Since 2000, a special project has encouraged people of all faiths to send prayers and a message...
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Durk Thompson, Executive Director of Churches United for the Homeless, recently sent a note of thanks to Nativity for our monthly support, as well as the following update: “September is National Hunger Awareness Month. During this month please take the time to reflect on the 1 in 12 people in our community who rely...
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Wisdom 2: 12, 17-20;  James 3: 16-43;  Mark 9:30-37 “Who is the most important?” If you want people to believe you tell them a big lie.  Not a little lie.  But a big one.  A lie so big, that when analyzed at face value it couldn’t possibly be true.  Then after people believe your...
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