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The Epiphany: No out-of-the-blue experience

Friday, 06 January 2012 00:00

I was reading about the concept of an “epiphany” (lower case “e,” not the liturgical celebration), and was struck by this comment:

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A season for awe and excitement --- and worship

Friday, 23 December 2011 00:00

People have been trying to describe and define the incarnation of God in Jesus since, well, since it happened. It’s a tough project — trying to use finite human language to contain the presence of an infinite God in a finite human body. How could a single human frame possess the unfathomable love of God? The question, at least for me, bends the mind.

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Willing to follow the voice she hears

Friday, 16 December 2011 00:00

In today’s Gospel reading, an angel visits Mary and tells her that she will bear God’s child. We all know the story — the surprise, the questions, the faith. It’s so familiar; it may be hard for us to take it seriously as more than a Hallmark moment, part of the mythology of the baby Jesus.

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St. Juan Diego: Revealing God’s will, not his own

Friday, 09 December 2011 00:00

The great value of religious images such as this is that they transcend language. We experience something when we view their beauty that we cannot fully express in words. Yet there are meanings and lessons also being offered.

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Participating in God’s justice

Friday, 09 December 2011 00:00

For several weeks, we have been focused on justice for the vulnerable. The scandal at Penn State University around accusations of the abuse of boys by a coach has sparked outrage at the thought of youth being harmed and exploited.

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Papal intentions for May: That administrators of justice may act always with integrity and right conscience; That seminaries, especially those of mission churches, may form pastors after the Heart of Christ, fully dedicated to proclaiming the Gospel.