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Thursday of the Fourth Week of Advent December 22, 2022Daily Reading from the USCCB: 1 Samuel 1:24-28 During Advent, Scripture presents us with four men
The gifts we give are ultimately about the receiver, not about the giver. How often when we’re giving gifts do we think about how the gift will reflect on us, our great taste, our generosity, our discretionary income? Much of this stems from insecurity, a fear that we’re somehow not enough in ourselves, that what we do and how much we make and the gifts we give bolster our sense of self. But the peril of this approach is that we’re bound to be disappointed by the receiver’s reaction, no matter how much they thank us.
Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Advent December 21, 2022Daily Reading from the USCCB: Song of Songs 2:8-14 The Song of Songs is a scriptural
Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Advent December 20, 2022Daily Reading from the USCCB: Isaiah 7:10-14 This reading is messianic par excellence. King Ahaz has entered
I’m sure for people living in Isaiah’s time, the permanence of hills and mountains was something taken for granted.
It was a huge bag of peaches that took two kids to carry. I thanked them for their thoughtfulness, reflecting to myself, Who brings fruit
Reflect Silence and solitude are not loneliness, but stillness. In the stillness is an invitation to enter into the sacred presence so that we can
Monday of the Fourth Week of Advent December 19, 2022Daily Reading from the USCCB: Luke 1:5-25 Today’s Gospel recounts the promise to Zechariah and his
The Advent name for God is Emmanuel. We sing it over and over in the familiar hymn, “O come, O come, Emmanuel.” The name means “God is with us” and comes to us from the prophet Isaiah.
Fourth Sunday of Advent Cycle ADecember 18, 2022 A former Franciscan missionary in the Philippines once told me that when he traveled from mission to
