Mary shows us qualities to seek in our prayer life: receptivity to the divine word, thoughtful reflection and finally, the subordination of our wills to God’s wisdom.
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The importance of rest in the spiritual life
Second Wednesday of Advent
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What if you are that stray lamb? A reflection for Advent.
However it happens, at some point, you will realize that you have no idea where you are, and that there are a lot of unfriendly beasts out there in the world.
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A crucified God, like the attack on Pearl Harbor, is not the status quo.
A crucified God is not the status quo, and it is isn’t made into the acceptable, the intellectually palatable, by the proclamation of the resurrection.
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Jesus as stain remover: Second Monday of Advent
All of us have interior afflictions that paralyze us, like the unnamed ailment that ravaged the man in Luke’s Gospel and left him motionless on a stretcher.
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Coattails: Dec. 4, Second Sunday of Advent
Complacency is an occupational hazard of participating in a two-thousand year old belief system.
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God loves us like sheep—even when we feel we are without a shepherd
First Saturday of Advent
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More than a set of actions, prayer is a state of being.
Dec. 2, First Friday of Advent.
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Hear, Hear!: Dec. 1, First Thursday of Advent
If we are honest, to hear is to disobey, particularly if God’s words do not comport with our own plans.
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Keeping Time: Nov. 27, First Sunday of Advent
None of us truly understands what it means that “the Son of Man will come.”