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!
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Can we not believe that in the ‘very ordinary’ God is present?
Can we not believe that in the daily stuff of life that God is working, calling, sending, giving, sustaining? It is not the events of our lives that need to change. It is more the understanding and appreciation that God is there.
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Advent 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.
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What 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?
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Like 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 […]
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I’m nothing. And I’m amazingly great
It can’t get much lower than worms and maggots, and yet God tells them, “I will take you by the hand, I will not forsake you, I will redeem you.”
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It falls to us to announce the second coming of Jesus Christ
And even though we cannot pinpoint a day or exact time, nevertheless, we continue to proclaim the kingdom that is here and now, and the fullness of that kingdom to come.
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Advent is a time of renewal, change of heart
If we ready our spirit for the celebration of the birth of Jesus, we should have a spirit that is open and ready to meet Jesus Christ any way he comes.
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We are baptized by the Holy Spirit and fire
By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor “Be willing to be a beginner every single morning.” — Meister Eckhart. “The people were filled with expectation, and all were asking in their hearts.” How profound is this moment? They were so taken […]
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Advent opens our eyes to the mystery of incarnation
We, as the followers of Jesus Christ, are welcomed into a reflection of the hope and dream of salvation. The past dream remembered and proclaimed at Christmas is the dream realized and celebrated by us.
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