January arrives quietly. After the noise and brightness of Christmas, the Church invites us into something softer and more honest: the grace of beginning again.The new year often comes with expectations—resolutions to keep, habits to change, hopes we are not quite sure how to carry. Scripture, however, reminds us that God does not ask for…
Traditionally in the season of Advent the liturgy invites us into a period of waiting. The scriptures remind us “to stay awake” The prophet Isaiah repeats the message of empowerment and hope over injustice.I offer you my thoughts on the theme of waiting and staying awake while responding to prophet Isaiah, “Courage! Do not be…
CHRIST IN THE RUBBLE During this special time of advent, we prepare our hearts to celebrate the first coming of Jesus into our world over 2000 years ago. The world that Jesus was born into was not all that different from ours today. Palestine at that time was a conquered land, its population suffering under…
So, what’s new about the Rosary? What’s news? For us, those accustomed to praying it, andthose who no longer are? Let’s look at the shape of a Rosary: usually round, startingly simple: five sets of 10 beads, 4 in-between, linked to a structure of 5 more beads plus a crucifix.Time to reflect… and connect.Does the…
To everything there is a season,and a time for every purpose under heaven.a time to be born and a time to die,a time to plant and a time to uproot,a time to weep and a time to laugh,a time to mourn and a time to dance. (Ecclesiastes 3:1-8) God of all seasons,We turn to you…
One of the most prominent features of the month of August is, perhaps the sense that everything and everyone has slowed down. Life moves at a slower pace. Children are free from school, many workers on holidays, time belongs to us to spend as we wish. It is permitted as the poet Mary Oliver says…