Hodie! Christus Natus Est
What if we could be people of the Nativity throughout the year? What would our lives look like? The Holy Child is waiting to be born anew within our hearts …
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O Radiant Dawn!
Christmas is so much more than a re-enactment of a famously beloved story, illustrated on frosted holiday cards, and draped in tinsel garland. Indeed, our hearts are warmed by images …
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Veni, Emmanuel
Advent is a deep and mysterious season whose shadowy chill permeates our December in ways unlike any other. In blinding contrast, we see the world around us, frantically spending, over-consuming, …
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A Good Day
Sometimes I disappear from here on the weekends. It is not because I am slacking. This past Saturday I spent the day in Sunnyvale. I was there to lead a …
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Things Known by God Alone
St Augustine was credited with being the first to say that every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future. It certainly takes one to know one. There …
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In Praise of God’s Mercy
Central to this season of repentance and renewal is God’s unfailing mercy. We bring out all those beautiful minor-key songs that remind us of our own sinfulness. We sing of …
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Ash Wednesday
Lord, you are merciful to all, forsaking not what you created. Look not upon our sin, but draw us to full repentance. – Entrance Antiphon for Ash Wednesday Today people …
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Shrove Tuesday
Today is the final day before the great season of Lent begins. The Anglicans call this Shrove Tuesday, from an archaic term for reconciliation. Every year, my work ramps up …
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Epiphany
Then they opened their treasures and offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh.And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed for their country by another …
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Happy New Year
All is quiet on NewYear’s Day.A world in white gets underway.I want to be with you, be with you night and day.Nothing changes on New Year’s Day.On New Year’s Day, …
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