As I watched the beautiful Nativity pageant on Christmas Eve this year, a wave of nostalgia came over me, taking me back to Christmases past. My youngest has always loved Christmas and has played a role in various Nativity presentations over the years. I fondly remember the year that Brendan was asked to pinch hit and fill in for the Star of Bethlehem in

I believe God always uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things. The apostles were not “brain surgeons,” but God used them to accomplish His will after His Ascension;