Now this, yes; this is Divine Joy, spoken in a wonderful question or almost disbelief: “And how does this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?”
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Let a little more light in
We are finally fully prepared in this Advent Season to welcome the Christ into our hearts and lives so that we can birth him to others.
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Today is a simple story: Listen
Well, today is a simple story, a simple truth, a simple way to live.
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What could possibly be better than to be filled with God’s eternal love?
He has come to save us, to heal us, to divinely humanize us, to right the wrong of the “garden scene,” and to “stamp us” with the seal of love who is God.
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Mary’s words are for us, always
And for all of this we give thanks.
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Do we see Christ inviting, alluring us to love?
But if we listen to Jesus’ teachings, there is nothing serendipitous, lucky, average or surprising at all because he insists that the most important thing to do in life is to love.
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Do the obvious
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?
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St. Joseph and 2020
By Archbishop José H. Gomez As 2020 comes to an end, we know that sadly the trials and challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic will not. For me, and I know for many of you, this long year has brought […]
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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!
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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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