Constant Wonder

A hungry ermine inspires this nature writer to forgive her own mother.

Wrapping an infant tight is a loving and merciful act.

Joseph's angelic visitations are a guide for us today.

Why the darkest day of the year is an appropriate moment to remember the Light of the World.

Children are naturally tuned in to the creatures around us.

In Las Posadas, modern Latin American pilgrims recreate Mary and Joseph's journey.

An often overlooked part of the Christmas story encourages us to honor our bodies.

Mary's amazement and humility at her calling can inspire us today.

Astronomers and historians have long debated whether the Bethlehem Star was really a star at all.

A humorous, spiritual journey through the "three phases of prayer."

The book of Job urges us to "ask to the animals." What does it mean to take this exhortation ser...

Even when Francis Collins wasn't a believer, music moved his soul.

How to catch the Geminid meteor shower, right from your own backyard!

What can we learn from the painted turtle's quiet determination to survive an icy winter?

How a field contaminated with thick oil sludge became a sacred space.

Miracles can make you laugh and dance, and they don't need to defy the laws of physics.

Angels serve as accessible intermediaries between God and humans, but that doesn't mean they are...

A just-hatched tern chick, a newborn seal pup, and finding a place in a wild world.

How children can learn from the Creation story to love Advent.

A chance encounter with a fresco of Christ and Judas changes a troubled heart.

Look to the Christmas story when it's hard to remember spring.

Why does the classic Neapolitan nativity set place the Holy Family in a bustling throng?

Feeding the family cat reminds today's guest of the Bread of Life.

A quiet approach to a darkening December, awaiting the coming of the Light.

Celebrate Christmas with Constant Wonder's Advent: short, daily episodes bringing you peace and joy.

Poet Ross Gay on the small, sweet delights of daily life.

Catch the contagious enthusiasm of a quest to find 1,000 plants in one corner of the world.

A riveting but little-known tale of resilience and beauty at the edge of the impossible.

Rescued from the streets, a Baltimore boy beats the odds to become a professional tuba player