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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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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The divinity of Jesus is our great hope
This is the great feast of incarnation. This is God coming into our humanity, God divinizing our humanity.
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Through Christ, we are on the threshold of a new, everlasting life
A reflection on the daily readings, for the Memorial of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, by Father Perry. By Father Perry D. Leiker, pastor There is an apt expression for the moment in time when a person or a people […]
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Pulling us into, introducing us to these big events
And we see the great redemptive love poured out from the cross as this sin-and-grace dance is played and portrayed a thousand times and more in the word of God.
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Biblical storytelling at its very best
What’s more, the murderous plot to destroy Jesus would come, but not just yet. It would be incubated for 33 years, and then it would be a communal tantrum of, yes, the jealous leaders — not just one king but many tantrum-filled adults.
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Looking Ahead: Are we willing to allow our fears to turn into blessings?
Fear can so easily block our vision, cloud our thinking, damage our courage, and prevent us from becoming our best self.
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Divine consequences would result from the life, word, actions of Jesus the Christ
She “saw” and she “heard” and she knew in her “heart” that God was pouring out grace upon grace upon this child and her parents and all of us, and because of him life would never be the same.
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Jesus’ way is our way, too
We are invited to all of the above to: “see” and “hear” Jesus so clearly that we would dare to imitate him. In other words, to become like him. To move from darkness to light, sin to grace.
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They spoke and listened to each other
Today’s readings talk about our dedication to God, husband to wife, wife to husband, children to parents, and each person to the whole community.
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