Christmas

by | Dec 24, 2023 | Meditations

Glory to God in the highest! Today a Child is born. Although he looks like any one of the countless millions of unnoticed, poor children born into the world, he is no ordinary child! This is God himself who has come as our Savior! His coming is announced by an angel...

Fourth Sunday of Advent

by | Dec 23, 2023 | Meditations

As the time approaches, the time God has chosen to reveal himself in creation, he inspires in us an awareness that he seeks a dwelling place. In the first reading, we see that King David has a sense of this. In a limited way, he recognizes that something is missing....

Third Sunday of Advent

by | Dec 16, 2023 | Meditations

For two weeks of Advent we have been preparing the way of the Lord, striving to level the mountains of our pride and fill in the valleys of our sloth. With Christmas Eve only a week away, the destination of our Advent journey is in sight, and we rejoice that the Lord...

Second Sunday of Advent

by | Dec 9, 2023 | Meditations

This Second Sunday of Advent invites us to ponder how, when the Lord comes, we can “be eager to be found without spot or blemish before him, at peace.” In our busy preparations for Christmas, we can grow preoccupied with making our homes immaculately clean for the...

The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

by | Dec 7, 2023 | Meditations

“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” This famous line from Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities seems to apply well to the vivid contrast between today’s first reading and the Gospel. The third chapter of Genesis gives us an account of the terrible...

First Sunday of Advent

by | Dec 2, 2023 | Meditations

Advent is a unique time in the liturgical calendar. It is a sacred time set aside for us to journey in faith with the Church as she prepares to celebrate the birth of Christ. In these weeks, as we look deeper into our hearts and into the heart of our faith, we may...