A Reflection for Christmas

Advent Reflections from the Catholic Health Association of America God’s Story and Our Story The Solemnity of Christmas is celebrated with four sets of scripture readings for the Masses of vigil, midnight, dawn and day.  Each set of readings presents a different facet...

Reflection – Fourth Week of Advent

Advent Reflections from the Catholic Health Association of America Don’t Box Me In Anyone who has experienced moving to a new place and shopping for a new home will notice changes in home design over time. Homes built in the 1950’s often had one bath and the closets...

Reflection – Third Week of Advent

Advent Reflections from the Catholic Health Association of America No Time To Stifle Ourselves Many will know of the 1970’s television series, All In The Family.  The two main characters were Archie Bunker and his wife Edith Bunker. Archie was a crusty, unfiltered...

Reflection – Second Week of Advent

Advent Reflections from the Catholic Health Association of America In the Meantime There was a post on Facebook commemorating a person who recently died.  It read simply:  “Born 1932. Died 2017. In between, amazing human being.”  It was a very simple way to sum up the...

Reflection – First Week of Advent

Advent Reflections from the Catholic Health Association of America Defiant Christmas Trees With December, Christmas trees begin to appear.We suddenly notice they are in our hospitals, our office buildings, and the vast variety of sites where we deliver health care. We...