THE BIRTH OF JESUS is now imminent. In a day’s time we will be celebrating the memory of that great event. We have been waiting: waiting for Christmas, some have been waiting for family to come home for the holidays, some for gifts, some cards: may be from special...
“Rejoice in the Lord always!” We hear this today from St. Paul. The prophet Zechariah told us: “The Lord is in your midst.” Our God comes to renew us in his love and he is rejoicing over us with gladness. My friends, imagine, our God loves us so much that he rejoices...
We light the Second Candle of the Advent Wreath, yes, we enter in to the second week of Advent. This weekend we hear John the Baptist crying out his Advent message in the desert: “Prepare the way of the Lord; make straight his paths.” He is proclaiming repentance for...
Each year, we begin our Advent season with a strong reminder: we are preparing ourselves for the return of Jesus who has already come among us, sharing our humanity. Speaking of preparation, once again folks at Holy Spirit amazed me with their presence and joyful...
Today’s feast, Christ the King, dates back only to 1925. Pope Pius XI established it. The feast of Christ the King’s origin is regarded as an attempt to compensate with a royal title after an earlier claim of papal infallibility following the loss of face stemming...
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