Jesus made it quite clear that he was the one who was to come, and indeed who has come and has fulfilled the prophecies of old.
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Advent asks …
Is this Advent our Advent, and will we, perhaps, join the ranks of the remnant that God can and will use to touch other people’s lives?
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This is Mary, the model of church, the model for us
As we celebrate and honor Mary on this beautiful feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, we must understand that she is model of faith and model to not only honor but to imitate.
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Looking Ahead: Together, may we discover what the journey has been about
As a church, we say it together this Sunday. Together, may we discover what the journey has been about! Together, may the journey help us to discover who we have become.
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Turn back your hearts and fall asleep in friendship
And that wounded face and punctured head with a crown of thorns would gaze upon all with love, with forgiveness, with freedom, sinlessly, and with eyes so blessed and holy that we, too, could fall asleep now in his friendship.
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We are called to experience the wisdom of God
By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor A reflection on the daily readings, for Friday of the Second Week of Advent, by Father Perry. From whence comes the terms “a wise fool,” I wonder? It clearly is an oxymoron — that […]
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Mystery has the power to transform
The concept or idea of the Immaculate Conception of Mary is simply (if we could dare use the word “simply” here) that at the moment of her conception in the womb of her mother, she was indeed conceived without original sin.
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No other law is necessary except the law of love
And just like any beast of burden that needed the yoke to be placed on their shoulders to force two of them to work together as pairs so that they could pull together, Jesus places a new yoke upon the hearts of his followers, upon us all.
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The human gets found by the divine
We are waiting for the celebration of Christmas when we can and will find our Messiah, our Savior, our Christ.
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A messianic moment for all of us
Wonder and awe filled them all. And as Isaiah predicted, another messianic moment touched them all.
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