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St. Anthony of Padua

St. Anthony, Help Me Find…Beauty

St. Anthony of Padua, that Hammer of Heretics, serves as a model to me that I am to preach against any dualism within myself that blocks an openness to beauty.
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Advent with Richard Rohr: December 23

For he is like a refiner’s fire and like fullers’ soap;…he will purify the descendants of Levi…. Lo, I will send you the prophet Elijah before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes. He will turn the hearts ...
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Advent with Richard Rohr: December 22

…[God] has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts. He has brought down the powerful from their thrones, and lifted up the lowly; he has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich away empty. —Luke ...
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Advent with Richard Rohr: December 21

And blessed is she who believed that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her by the Lord. —Luke 1:45
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Advent with Richard Rohr: December 20

She was much perplexed by [Gabriel’s] words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be. —Luke 1:29
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Advent with Richard Rohr: December 19

But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were getting on in years. —Luke 1:7
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Advent with Richard Rohr: December 18

Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. —Matthew 1:20 We have a lot to learn from people like Quakers and Mennonites. They ...
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