Waiting Joyfully – Third Sunday of Advent (A)
It is easy for me to fall into a habit of complaining, or of waiting impatiently, and to somehow imagine that today’s sufferings, my sufferings, are the greatest of all…
I Hope So – Second Sunday of Advent
The readings for this second Sunday of Advent presents me with a timely reminder of how important it is that I grow in the virtue of hope. Isaiah describes a…
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Actively preparing for Christ’s coming – 1st Sunday of Advent
Jesus is coming soon. When I was a child and a young man, I heard this over and over. From the early 80’s, when I first began to pay attention,…
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Mary’s Humility and Courage in Presenting Jesus at the Temple
If you accept, as I do, that the Blessed Virgin Mary was consecrated to virginal service in the temple, then it puts a new light on the Presentation of our…
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Why is the Finding in the Temple Joyful?
One of the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary meditates upon the finding of Jesus in the temple. Luke 2:41-52 Each year his parents went to Jerusalem for the feast of…