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A group of frogs was traveling through the woods looking for a bigger pond when two of them fell into a very deep hole. The other frogs crowded around, and when they saw just how deep the hole was they shook their heads and started calling to the two frogs at the bottom that they ...Read more →Whose Authority?
A man stands on your front doorstep, holding a Bible: “Good afternoon. May I share a few words of Christian truth with you?” “Sure. Where do you get this truth?” “From the Bible, of course.” “That’s your authority? The Bible?” “Yes, it’s the only authority for Christians.” “Can you prove that from the Bible?” “What ...Read more →The Raw Material
Someone has suggested that if Jesus were to send his twelve disciples for psychological testing today he might receive this reply: "Thank you for submitting the résumés of the twelve men you have picked for managerial positions in your new organization. All of them have taken our complete battery of tests. In addition, we arranged ...Read more →You Will See
Jesus’ cousin, John the Baptist, baptized people with water but told his followers that someone was coming who would baptize with the Holy Spirit. Today’s Gospel reading does not record any conversation between John and Jesus, but emphasizes that as John watches Jesus go by, he announces that this man is indeed the promised one, ...Read more →The Epiphany of the Lord
LORD OF ALL Saint Paul was born and brought up as a Jew, deeply aware of the Jewish people as the Chosen Race. Thanks to his education by rabbis, Paul was steeped in the Hebrew scriptures, which emphasized God’s particular love for Jews. Paul expected a Jewish Messiah for the Jews, and may well have believed ...Read more →The Solemnity of Mary, Holy Mother of God
On this feast, we can see how devotion to Mary has been a beacon of hope to the sick throughout history. In the new cathedral of Los Angeles, the faithful enter through a single door topped by a striking sculpture of Mary with arms stretched down in compassion. Sculpted into the massive bronze doors are ...Read more →The Nativity of the Lord – Christmas
CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION Let’s do something rather daring. Imagine, if you will, this day without carols, no child in the manger, no Christmas trees, presents, or fine, big meal. How would you celebrate? For the first three hundred years after Jesus’ time Christian communities did little to mark the occasion of Jesus’ birth, although commemoration of Jesus’ ...Read more →Yes Lord
Of all the kings, prophets, and holy men and women of ancient Israel who had waited in faithful hope for the coming of the promised Savior, God chose to announce his coming to a young woman. The message was not proclaimed in a palace or even the temple in Jerusalem, but in a backwater village ...Read more →Treasures from Our Tradition
Today there is an abrupt shift in the season of Advent. From here on the tone is more joyful and expectant and the tug of the Christmas message is irresistible. At daily Mass tomorrow we begin to unfold the story of Jesus’ birth. Who can resist the beauty of the first reading today—deserts aflame with flowers, ...Read more →12
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