Christ in Us – Advent Calendar/Jesse Tree Reflection for Dec. 19
December 19 (Person – Elizabeth, Symbol – Mother and Child) “Most blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb…. Blessed are you who believed that what was spoken to you by the...
View ArticleRepentance and Reconciliation – Advent Calendar/Jesse Tree Reflection for...
Dec. 20 (Person – John the Baptist, Symbol – Scallop Shell) “I am baptizing you with water, for repentance, but the one who is coming after me is mightier than I. I am not worthy to carry his sandals....
View ArticleServants of God – Advent Calendar/Jesse Tree Reflection for Dec. 21
Dec. 21 (Person – Mary, Symbol – White Lily) “Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. May it be done to me according to your word.” Luke 1:38 Read Luke 1:26-38 Reflection: Of all the people who ever...
View ArticleClinging to God the Father – Advent Calendar/Jesse Tree Reflection for Dec. 22
Well, friends, Jesus was right and the Mayans were wrong. Surprise, surprise. I awoke today – the first day of the rest of my life – with two wonderful epiphanies. The first was, perhaps, not...
View ArticlePaying Christ Homage – Advent Calendar/Jesse Tree Reflection for Dec. 23
Wow! Hard to believe Christmas is only two days away! Our Advent season has truly been a wonderful time of preparation, and I am really looking forward to Christmas day. This is especially wonderful...
View ArticleThe Covenants Fulfilled and Christ is Born! Reflections for Christmas Eve and...
Let’s face it, no matter how much you did to prepare, the next two days promise to be crazy. So, the reflections are short, in recognition of the realities of life. I pray that we will ponder these...
View ArticleLitany of Humility in Song
Last year, a friend shared the Litany of Humility with me. I bookmarked it on my phone and pray it often. Two nights ago, @wearethesalt1 shared this video on Twitter, featuring Danielle Rose’s...
View ArticleJeremiah’s Dirty Loincloth and Christian Obedience
In Jeremiah 13, God told the prophet Jeremiah to go and buy himself a linen loincloth, wear it, but don’t wash it. So Jeremiah did. Michelangelo’s Jeremiah, from the Sistine Chapel, image courtesy Web...
View ArticleThe Unexpected Blessing of Being Open to Life
This little guy turns one today, so it seems fitting that I write a post I’ve been meaning to write for a very long time. I’d like to reflect on the fact that, about one year and eight months ago, when...
View ArticleThe Crucifix: Inspiration for Repentance and Love
Growing up, the crucifix always struck me as–well, gross, graphic, and unnecessary. It simply didn’t make any sense. Why did Catholics insist on displaying such gruesomeness? Wasn’t it better to look...
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