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John the Baptist, the last and greatest of the prophets, correctly discerns that Jesus is the Son of God, but what he finds disconcerting is that thi…
21 years, 5 months ago
Magi Came From the East
We see in the visit of the Magi to the Christ child the first hint of the internationalism of Christianity. Precisely because Jesus is the Word made …
21 years, 6 months ago
The Word Became Flesh
The words of Thomas Jefferson defined our nation; the words of Abraham Lincoln strengthened its resolve at a time of unprecedented crisis; the words …
21 years, 6 months ago
The Virgin Shall Be With Child
The fourth and final Isaian image for this Advent season is the most powerful and the most mysterious: the virgin shall be with child. Never underest…
21 years, 6 months ago
The Blooming Desert
We have another great image from the prophet Isaiah this weekend: the blooming desert. So many of the Biblical heroes--Abraham, Moses, John the Bapti…
21 years, 6 months ago
The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit
In the eleventh chapter of the book of the prophet Isaiah, we find a description of the gifts of the Holy Spirit with which the Messiah will be embue…
21 years, 7 months ago
Christ the Crucified King
Our first reading for Mass this Sunday is taken from the opening chapter of Paul's letter to the Colossians. There is no stronger statement of the ab…
21 years, 7 months ago
Not One Stone Upon Another
Our Gospel for this Sunday opens with Jesus' disciples admiring the splendor of the Temple, the most beautiful, important, and impressive building th…
21 years, 7 months ago
Celibacy: An Eschatological Sign
There are celibates in the church because of what Jesus said in our Gospel for today. In the world to come, the Savior specified, people will not mar…
21 years, 8 months ago
Zacchaeus, Hurry Down
The story of Zacchaeus is an icon of the spiritual life. Even the worst of us have, deep down, a hunger for God and a desire to see Jesus. When we fo…
21 years, 8 months ago