To the uninitiated, that pink candle at church makes no sense from a decorating point of view. It throws off the symmetry of the other three purple candles in the Advent wreath. Yet, it immediately draws attention. A common sight in Advent, the pink or rose candle lit on the Third Sunday is a harbinger,…
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This new episode of Among Women discusses Mary’s spiritual maternity, her spiritual motherhood of the Church, and of us! The recent Marian feasts of Our Lady of Guadalupe and the Immaculate Conception gives the perfect liturgical setting to call women to go deeper with Mary. Not only that, I give my summarization of spiritual motherhood…
Read MoreHow do we wait for God? We wait with patience. But patience does not mean passivity. Waiting patiently is not like waiting for the bus to come, the rain to stop, or the sun to rise. It is an active waiting in which we live the present moment to the full in order to find…
Read More“O Deity eternal, O high eternal Deity, O sovereign, eternal Father, O ever-burning fire!… What do Your bounty and Your grandeur show? The gift You have given to man. And what gift have You given? Your whole self, O eternal Trinity. And where did You give Yourself? In the stable of our humanity, which had…
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This week on Among Women we think about the coming of Christmas through the eyes of Mary, as told by St Ephrem the Syrian, a 4th century Doctor of the Church. We examine some of his Nativity Hymns, in a departure from our usual saint segment that typically profiles women saints — after all, he…
Read MoreThe words of this portion of the The Messiah from Handel gives me chills. I can totally imagine this soprano appearing to me as an angel — announcing to me –personally — what she announced to the shepherds on that hillside two millennia ago. And I am not afraid. I am filled with peace.
Read MoreHere I am with another Advent journal entry. You can read my earlier entries from week one here, and week two here. ::: John the Baptist offers one of my most favorite lines in reference to Christ from the New Testament: “He must increase, and I must decrease. (Jn 3:30)” I think it is an…
Read MoreAdvent, this powerful liturgical season that we are beginning, invites us to pause in silence to understand a presence. It is an invitation to understand that the individual events of the day are hints that God is giving us, signs of the attention he has for each one of us. Pope Benedict XVI Homily at…
Read MoreWelcome one another, then, as Christ welcomed you, for the glory of God. (Romans 15:7) I’m having a different kind of Advent where I’m trying to walk, not run… think, not speak… fast, not feast…(yet)… be mindful, not forget… Love, not withhold. So I’m asking Jesus to help me to not only see the whole…
Read MoreIsaiah 1: 5: “….come, let us walk in the light of the Lord.” Come… What a beautifully simple invitation. To come. It’s a opportunity. It’s a journey. It’s a call. It’s a visit. God wants us to come to him this season. As he comes to us. God wants us to be with him…
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Here it’s coffee and conversation, and where the faith-sharing is often a friendly mix of catechesis and cannoli. It’s a place where we can catch up…
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