Tag: Christmas

Welcoming Emmanuel

“When we know that the Spirit of God has shown up and begun working in us, there is an invitation to keep returning, keep discerning, and keep receiving.” – Fr. Derek Sakowski

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The Power of His Coming

“Are we not incredibly privileged to be people of the New Testament, witnesses to the life-changing power of His coming?” – Dan Burke

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Why is Christmas Considered a Nighttime Event?

“We celebrate at night so as to bid farewell to the darkness. It cannot prevail. It is destined to be scattered by a Light far more powerful than it is, a Light it must obey, a Light that overwhelms and replaces it.” – Monsignor Charles Pope.

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Emmanuel: Our Savior

His name will be Emmanuel: God with us (cf. Isa. 7:14; Matt. 1:23). If we understand the significance of this name Emmanuel, we will find

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Angels We Have Heard on High

What I find most interesting about the appearance of the angels to the shepherds is their message and their song, because the angels’ message and

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The Paradoxes of Christmas

“There are many paradoxes and seeming impossibilities in the Incarnation. They cannot be fully solved, so they claim our reverence.” – Monsignor Charles Pope

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The Word and Silence

In the Nativity of the Lord, the cries of the world, the cries of the human heart, and the cries of God coincide.  These shared

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