Advent with Richard Rohr: December 21
Richard Rohr, OFM
December 21, 2019
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
Richard Rohr, OFM
December 20, 2019
She was much perplexed by [Gabriel’s] words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.
—Luke 1:29
A Celebration of Profound Change
Thomas Moore
December 19, 2019
People usually think of Christmas as a traditional and sentimental festival, but not as a celebration of the Jesus vision it commemorates: a philosophy of profound reform. The child lying in the manger would become perhaps the most radical of all spiritual visionaries, showing how to live more joyfully and communally. Many people today feel an underlying anxiety due to world events and the challenges of getting along in a complicated world. Christmas allows a break from that gray depression, an inner darkness reflected in the winter sky.
Advent with Richard Rohr: December 19
Richard Rohr, OFM
December 19, 2019
But they had no children, because Elizabeth was barren, and both were getting on in years. —Luke 1:7
Take a Step Back
Diane M. Houdek
December 18, 2019
We are constantly surrounded by advertising in a growing variety of forms. Ads creep into nearly everything we do. And this ramps up even more during the weeks leading up to Christmas. Advent invites us to take a break from the deluge of ads and seek something deeper and more lasting than the latest electronics or the best deal on that kitchen appliance that everyone needs this year. Advent invites us to seek a sense of peace and wholeness in our hearts and in our daily lives.
Advent with Richard Rohr: December 18
Richard Rohr, OFM
December 18, 2019
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 are well practiced in being a minority.
Advent with Richard Rohr: Tuesday of the Third Week
Richard Rohr, OFM
December 17, 2019
Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the kingdom of God ahead of you. For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him; and even after you saw it, you did not change your minds and believe him.
—Matthew 21:31b–32
Here is Jesus talking in riddles again. If I spoke or wrote in such a way, you would probably accuse me of moral relativism or fuzzy thinking! How do we learn to live with such confusions?
God Loves Us Where We Are
Ilia Delio, OSF
December 16, 2019
If God loves us where we are and comes to be with us humbly in the flesh, then we must admit that the humility of God is intertwined with the Incarnation. Incarnation we might say is God bending low to embrace the world in love. This makes the entire creation—all peoples, all mountains and valleys, all creatures big and small, everything that exists—holy because God embraces it.
Advent with Richard Rohr: Monday of the Third Week
Richard Rohr, OFM
December 16, 2019
So they answered Jesus, “We do not know.” And he said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these things.”
—Matthew 21:27
Can we care intensely and passionately and not care at all in the same moment? If we are seeking God’s will and not our own, it comes somewhat easily. We do the best we can, but we are detached from any need for personal success or response.
Advent with Richard Rohr: Third Sunday
Richard Rohr, OFM
December 15, 2019
The spirit of the Lord God is upon me…he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and release to the prisoners.
—Isaiah 61:1