Category Archives: Advent
A Meditation on the Incarnation
“For nothing is impossible with God.” ~ Luke 1:37 When I prepare for a sermon I start about a week ahead of preaching on Sunday. I read the verses in several…
Read Full PostEating the Word to Prepare for Advent
How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth. Psalm 119:103 “Blessed Lord, who caused all Holy Scripture to be written for our learning: Grant…
Read Full PostThe Mystery of Incarnation
It’s when we face for a momentthe worst our kind can do, and shudder to knowthe taint in our own selves, that awecracks the mind’s shell and enters the heart:not…
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I spent my first seventeen Christmases in a large Catholic parish in Jackson, Tennessee. St. Mary’s spared no expense in decorating the sanctuary for the Christmas season. As a child,…
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