Watchfulness: The Invitation of Christmas
Thomas Griffin
December 22, 2024
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“Watchfulness and attentiveness are critically important postures in the spiritual life.” – Thomas Griffin
The Great Mystery is Accomplished
Dan Burke
December 22, 2024
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“Of all the works done by God in time and outside of Himself, the redemptive Incarnation of the Word is the greatest.” -Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen
Abiding in the Still Point
Fr. Derek Sakowski
December 19, 2023
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“The very time that imprisons us is the time in which we will be redeemed.” – Fr. Derek Sakowski
The Power of His Coming
Dan Burke
December 26, 2022
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“Are we not incredibly privileged to be people of the New Testament, witnesses to the life-changing power of His coming?” – Dan Burke
Why is Christmas Considered a Nighttime Event?
Msgr. Charles Pope
December 22, 2022
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“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.
The Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary & St. Joseph
Fr. Matthew MacDonald
December 19, 2022
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“Both Mary and Joseph show us how their yes fosters a state of obedience in their souls toward God that gives them freedom.” – Fr. Matthew McDonald
The Paradoxes of Christmas
Msgr. Charles Pope
December 30, 2021
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“There are many paradoxes and seeming impossibilities in the Incarnation. They cannot be fully solved, so they claim our reverence.” – Monsignor Charles Pope
The Word and Silence
Anthony Lilles
December 26, 2021
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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
An Unusual Christmas
Fr. Jeremiah Shryock CFR
December 22, 2021
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“Suddenly, in this small trailer, without any of the usual bells and whistles, I felt myself being led to a deeper experience of Christmas than I ever had before.” – Fr. Jeremiah Shryock
Who is in the Manger?
Grace Abruzzo
December 21, 2021
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“Was there something in my manger, where Jesus ought to be?” Grace Abruzzo with a poignant Christmas reflection.
