Shepherds
There were about two minutes left in the Olympic quarterfinal basketball game between Argentina and the United States. The U.S. team was up by more than twenty points…
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Category: Christmas
Articles for Christmas through the Baptism of the Lord.
A Little Epiphany
Over the years as I’ve studied the Bible, I along with others in Bible Study group have queried the idea, “Why didn’t the Israelites of the Old Testament…
Be a Sheep!
Don’t be a sheep! I am not a sheep! I think for myself! You’re all just a bunch of sheep! We see it on signs and bumper stickers.…
What Type of Queen is Our Blessed Mother?
Prayer is powerful beyond limits when we turn to the Immaculata who is queen even of God’s heart. —Saint Maximilian Kolbe Do you have a favorite mystery of…
Invitation to Mercy: Concrete and Immediate
I’m going to propose something that sounds utterly impractical. Completely inconvenient. And, at first, flat out impossible, maybe even ridiculous. Here goes: during this Jubilee Year of Mercy…
Beyond “Good Standing”
If you travel around enough as a visitor to different Catholic parishes–especially for Christmas, Easter, funerals, or weddings–you’ll hear a range of different announcements given just prior to…
The Cana Connection
Sunday Readings for January 17, the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time In the past two weeks, the Church has celebrated the Epiphany and the Lord’s baptism. This coming…
3 Wise Men and Post-Holiday Blues
I hate the end of the Christmas season! Everything appears to be so vanilla including lights, food, and people’s spirits. On January 2 I get depressed for a…
Sharing the Heart of Pre-Evangelization
In his great teaching on evangelization in the modern world, Pope Paul VI noted the importance of the sentiments of the human heart when it comes to pre-evangelization–the…
Epiphany
Readings for Sunday, Jan 3, 2016 The Epiphany of the Lord Up until now, all has been quite humble. A donkey-ride to a dusty town south of Jerusalem.…