The child of Jesse was King David from David comes the King about whom we sing this evening nbsp Jesus is the King of Kings before whom all other kings stand in awe nbsp Kings are astonished and in silence and their peoples worship before him nbsp It is from this perspective that Jesus who

The second O-antiphon is a cry to the Lord of Israel that He stretch out His hand to save us nbsp In this antiphon we are reminded of the crucial act of salvation prior to Jesus the giving of the Law God s own best thought nbsp to Moses on Mount Sinai nbsp Moses himself the antiphon says r

O Wisdom is our evening antiphon to introduce Mary s Magnificat nbsp Wisdom is the first word suggested to us to consider as we approach Christmas Day nbsp For centuries before Jesus and for all centuries up to our own people have sought the wisdom by which to live a happy life nbsp For bei

We have had what I consider a rousing discussion on the Immaculate Conception still ongoing as I write with cris de coeur from some participants that we concentrate more on our relationship with God and less on dogmatic definitions Dogmatic definitions in a sense set the boundaries of discussio

The Feast of the Immaculate Conception of Mary causes difficulties for this biblical scholar for though biblical passages are read on the feast day none of them clearly support the doctrine as promulgated by the Church This is not to say that the Church through its Tradition does not have acces

In the preparation and waiting of Advent both the waiting associated with the Incarnation and Christmas and the preparation for the Second Coming one of the questions that arises is how do you prepare How is anticipation channeled In the passage for the Second Sunday of Advent from Paul rsquo s