We must be ready to welcome all of that just a little more deeply into our hearts and into our skin throughout this Advent, and especially at Christmas.
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In these last four weeks of Advent, we’re given the opportunity open ourselves
In her suffering courage, St. Lucy loved and yearned to see the Christ who comes to us in the memory of his birth — his incarnation.
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Are we not part of God’s eternal harvest?
Like St. Ambrose, who was called to be a laborer in God’s harvest by governing the church with courage and wisdom, we too are called to be laborers.
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The poor widow could see the Lord’s face. Can we?
Are we willing to try?
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Through the Eucharist, Christ calls us to deeper unity with him
At every celebration of the Eucharist we utter those same words just before the Eucharistic Christ comes under “our roof” as we consume the Eucharist
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God is exhorting us all the time with grace, love
We have only to listen and to hear.
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Nothing diminishes the word of God
The Gospel intensifies also as Jesus gives multiple instructions as to what and how the new apostles were to go into the towns and villages to proclaim the kingdom of God.
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All that Jesus would become is ‘presented’ to us in this feast
And light — yes, light — would be given unto us forever and ever and ever. Amen!
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Putting everything in its proper place
Jesus tells them what to do, what not to do, and what to do if they do not accept you or your word.
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Meeting God authenticity means seeing beyond sensation
And for you and me the reader, this almost spoken secret becomes the very revelation of Jesus and his works.
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