Are we not like Hannah and Mary, in the position that the only “obvious” thing to do is to give our God “thanks and praise” each and every day?
Continue readingTag Archives: Daily reflection
A spiritual moment of total oneness
The two first readings today are like a photo snapshot in time when all is good with Israel, with church, with us — a time when we remember that our God is Lord!
Continue readingAdvent prepares us to stay alert
A birth beyond all births that have ever been is about to be realized in the great birth of Jesus the Christ. This is more than an angelic moment that comes upon us. This is a “God moment,” the moment from which has come salvation.
Continue readingSomething is about to happen
Justice, peace, and salvation have come! The world is and never can be the same!
Continue readingLord, be born again to me
Finally, get ready, because we are truly approaching the end that is the beginning, that is the birth of the One we have been and are waiting for.
Continue readingWhat does your faith mean to you?
What have you and I seen and heard? What does it mean to us? How does it change what we know, understand, and have discovered in our lives, in our world?
Continue readingOh my, God!
The lesson for us is clear: listen, open up, change hearts and ways! Repent!
Continue readingWe can never stop being graced by God
Here we are, 12 days away from the celebration of the birth of the Christ into the world. Twelve days away from welcoming anew and still more deeply into our lives — truth, freedom, wisdom, peace, love, eternity — and so much more.
Continue readingLike Mary, do we recognize those moments when God is doing something special?
By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor A reflection on the daily readings by Father Perry. + Sweet and simple today. On this Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, why don’t we sweetly and simply just focus on Mary’s response, but […]
Continue readingGod’s law is much more than ‘Thou shalt’ and ‘Thou shalt not’
There are consequences to hearing or not hearing the voice and the message of Jesus the Christ.
Continue reading