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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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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If I were forced to pick one expression that best summed up the spirit of Lent it would be: “Renew us, Lord!” This is a time of grace and love. This is a time not of “being alone” in the desert, but quite the contrary. This is a time of allowing God to be so present, so totally present, that our lives will be made new through his love. This is God’s time. This is a time of grace.
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God is with us!
The story of the promise to be fulfilled as the word is spoken into a birthed human, and in the most dramatic way possible, God becomes hu-man (and therefore, also hu-woman).
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What am I looking for?
If a people SAY they believe in God but then don’t let this God into their lives — turn away, sin and sin and sin — do they not warrant the consequences of their turning away?
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Through our baptism, have we heard God’s voice speaking to us?
This biblical utterance made to Jesus at his baptism in the River Jordan is repeated over each of us.
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Hypocrites, wimps, and traitors? Maybe. But another lesson provides hope
On Palm Sunday, they probably think that salvation has already arrived and that every day is going to be as joyful as this one. I think that LGBTQ people know the Palm Sunday dynamic very well through their coming out experiences.
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Be ‘earthquake ready’ for the coming of the Lord
Jesus tells us that we need to be ready, because we do not know when the Lord will come. That, too, requires a little planning — it cannot and should not be haphazard and simply hoped for without any kind of planning.
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Thanksgiving Day Mass: ‘The gift of gratitude’
“When we get this gift of gratitude, not only for the good things given to us, I think it’s fair to say, we can feel gratitude for the negative in our life.”
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