The Lord Remembered- Luke 1:5-25

As I mentioned in a recent post, I was given a little mission by a priest to read through the Gospel of Luke and reflect on it.
Also, I posted some reflections on the Annunciation and on the invitation delivered to shepherds to visit the newborn Christ child. In both instances, messages of good news were [...]

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A Dedication to the Jewish People

To all our Jewish brothers and sisters: Happy Hanukkah!
The Jewish people were the first to receive the Word of God. Abraham, the father in faith of Jews, Muslims, and Christians, was rewarded for his faith with God’s promise to make his people “number as the stars”. (Genesis 22:17) Then, God made his Law clear to [...]

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The First Nowell- Intentions and Thoughts on Christmas Day

Firstly, I’d like to wish anyone reading this a Merry Christmas.
Mass this morning was beautiful, as Mass always is (especially Christmas Mass). The priest’s homily reminded me of a special connection between Christmas and Easter.
In an earlier post, I wrote about the Annunciation, where Mary received the joyful news of the conception of Jesus within [...]

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The Twelve Days of Christmas

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me
A partridge in a pear tree…
There is much to be learned by listening to the radio on your drive home from work. Today, one radio host was doing a Christmas program that took the place of the regularly-scheduled afternoon news. I found her segment [...]

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Ave Maria- The Annunciation

Ave Maria
Gratia plena
Dominus tecum
Benedicta tu in mulieribus
Et benedictus fructus ventris
Tui, Jesus
Sancta Maria
Mater Dei
Ora pro nobis peccatoribus
Nunc et in hora mortis nostrae
Amen.
Only three days to go until Christmas…As we prepare to celebrate the ever-nearing anniversary of Christ’s birth, I thought it to be important to recognize a very important event leading up to Our Lord’s birthday- [...]

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Greetings, Theophilus- Luke 1:1-4

“Since many have undertaken to set down an orderly account of the events that have been fulfilled among us, just as they were handed on to us by those who from the beginning were eyewitnesses and servants of the word, I too decided, after investigating everything carefully from the very first, to write an orderly [...]

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Bread of Life

Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry, and whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” (John 6:35)
Christmas is only 5 days away. With most of the shopping out of the way, I can better concentrate on the real reason for Christmas Day. We [...]

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Be a Man

During a related workplace discussion this afternoon, I thought back to my last article on domestic violence. While recognizing that this social ill is widespread and affects so many, I won’t dwell on it for too much longer.
However, I remember reading an article in a magazine recently about the power of mens’ religious organizations and [...]

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Prayers Against Domestic Violence

Lord God,
Your own Son was delivered into the hands of the wicked,
yet he prayed for his persecutors
and overcame hatred with the blood of the cross.
Grant those who stand against violence peace of mind
and a renewed faith in your protection and care.
Protect us all from the violence of others,
keep us safe from the weapons of hate,
and [...]

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Scripture and the Tortilla Package

I returned home from work this evening with enough time to prepare and to eat supper, and then to arrive in time for the Advent Penitential Service at the church nearby…or so I thought. I quickly realized that I was missing some items I needed for the meal, among them soft tortillas. In my haste [...]

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