The True Meaning of Christmas: Encountering Jesus in the Eucharist I had been an avid reader of books for many years before I discovered that many people start at the end. I was unfamiliar with the practice of reading the…
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Jesus Christ reveals to us the truth about our identity. In today’s Gospel, crowds come to John the Baptist asking who he is. He answers by describing who he is in relation to Jesus Christ. “I am not Elijah...I am…
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Preparing a Place for Jesus As we prepare for the celebration of Christmas, let us remember to make a place for Jesus in our homes. The Gospel passage of the Second Sunday in Advent always recalls the preaching of St.…
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Jesus Christ is the Lord of all. The new year of grace we begin this first Sunday of Advent is a sign that Jesus is Lord of our time and lives. Of all the calendars we observe – fiscal calendars, academic…
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What essentially is the Mass? The Mass is the memorial of Christ’s Passover. It makes us participants in his victory over sin and death, and gives full meaning to our life. In the biblical sense, a “memorial” is “not merely…
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God made you to be happy with him forever. And God made everything else to help you find your way to that happiness. Learning how to use everything this world offers as a way to grow in friendship with God is…
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Do you recognize your longing for God? Longing expresses a deep desire that isn’t like the itch to go buy something or have a snack. It is a desire for happiness in a relationship. Sometimes longing is misdirected to shopping…
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Offer It Up. I’m sure you’ve heard these words a thousand times. “Offer it up.” It’s sort of a shorthand way of saying, “stop your complaining,” “get over it,” “suck it up, buttercup.” But of course that’s not the first…
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Why do we honor the Saints? If they are in heaven, what difference does it make to them to have a special feast day or prayers or devotions on earth? Bernard of Clairvaux gave a famous sermon that started with…
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Our actions have long-lasting consequences. God’s actions are eternal. Both the first reading and the Gospel give us a little insight into this mystery – which remains mysterious in the midst of every new challenge we face. In the first…
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