I have no deep wisdom to share as we wrap up 2020. Other than this: we are already in the new year and we ought to embrace it… it started on the First Sunday of Advent and right now we’re getting ready for the Christmas season. And that means awakening to the goodness that we…
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“The True Light …was coming into the world. …to all who received him, who believed in his name, he gave power to become children of God…” (John 1: 9, 12) We are to burn, to be consumed, as hot wax closest to the candlelight. For four weeks in Advent we burn down the violet and…
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What kinds of books do I like to read, and what makes a good Christmas present? I like keepsake kinds of books, I like spiritual classics, and I like a good story… I’m offering this list to see if there’s something on it that might be of interest for your Christmas shopping needs. (I also…
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A few of my close friends know that I am immersed in the Spiritual Exercises of St Ignatius and much of my recent meditation and reflection has been around the my own need for God, and my need for a savior. The word that keeps coming up for me is what God said to Adam…
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Belief in the true Incarnation of the Son of God is the distinctive sign of Christian faith.” (CCC, 463) As Catholics, we profess our belief in the Incarnation in the Nicene Creed: Jesus Christ “came down from heaven, and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man.” The Incarnation is…
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For a few years now, I’ve been privileged to be a columnist in the Catholic Digest. My space is “From the Catechism”. (I always thought it should be called “The Pat in the Cat” — but I’m grateful to my editor, not only for the work each month, but for her good taste in not…
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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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