In today’s readings, we hear the stories of two central prophetic witnesses: King David and Mary of Nazareth. Their stories are intimately connected in the Christian narrative and today’s readings give us much to ponder […]
Category: Incarnation
Grace Illuminated by Shadow: Caravaggio’s The Calling of St. Matthew
I know that I am by no means the only one who is drawn by work of Caravaggio, by no means the only one seduced and transformed by its play of light and shadow, its […]
Five Things to Read While Snowed In
The forecast is for lots of snow. If we get anything close to what is predicted for today, there will be many of us home from work, many watching kids while they are home from […]
Jesus, our Emmanuel: The Fourth Sunday of Advent
The readings for this Fourth Sunday of Advent are primarily a call to prepare for the coming of Christ: eschatologically (on the Last Day) and historically (the Incarnation). But they also serve to announce […]
Now God Knows Us
On the last Saturday of Advent I was first in line for confessions at a local parish, which offers the sacrament between its afternoon and evening masses. Others filled in beside me, and the pastor […]
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