“If the visitation of the magi to the Christ child teaches us anything, it’s that it takes a measure of foolishness to be genuine seekers and worshipers of God…”
Honoring the Ordinary
Category Archives: Seasons of God
Living the Liturgy
Epiphany 2024
“Since the day of Pentecost, the Holy Spirit has actively renewed the church throughout the ages with fresh revelations of the nature of God the Father and the love of Jesus, His Son.”
The Pondering Heart
“When I struggle with the sting of obscurity and I feel marginalized and forgotten, I am invited to take up a pondering heart and enter into the Lord’s hidden life. At once, the lonely place of my heart is filled with the company of Jesus, Mary, and Joseph living as a family in their own anonymity and seeming insignificance; and then my heart is filled with hope and communal joy.”
We Lean Back, with Eyes Longing Forward: Toward Bethlehem
“May the merciful hand of God that emerged from the cradle of humankind touch your life tenderly and deeply so that in receiving the humanity of God, you may embrace and experience your own humanity.”
Christmas 2023
“Whereas the way of the world is to insist on publicity, celebrity, popularity, and getting maximum exposure, God prefers to work in secret…”
Fourth Week of Advent 2023
“Then Mary said, “Here am l, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.'”
Third Week of Advent 2023
“Maybe John becomes a symbol of those of us who stand slightly at the margins every Advent and Christmastide, knowing that something big is about to happen but not quite knowing how to be part of the party…”
Second Week of Advent 2023
“John proclaimed the coming of a new reality which was already breaking in—the ‘Realm of Heaven.’ In John’s gospel, Jesus referred to it as “eternal life.” Paul called it ‘the New Creation,’ while John the Revelator saw it as the ‘New Earth.’”
First Week of Advent 2023
Joseph Campbell said it well: “You must give up the life you planned in order to have the life that is waiting for you.”
Advent 2023
“As I light this flame, I lay myself before Thee.” (Ancient Celtic Prayer)
