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This is what the Scripture pages seem to be saying to me, and I can be completely off base. Nobody else has to agree with any of this. Scripture Readings…

The Epiphany Story is a familiar one. Magi from the east make a long trip to find Jesus. They get lost along the way, but finally arrive where Jesus is.…

The journey of coming to recognize God, really a path of transformation, is not an easy one. It seems to involve suffering of some sort. Coming to recognize God transforms…

In today’s Gospel Story for the Feast of the Holy Family (LK 2:22-40) Mary and Joseph take the newborn Jesus to the Temple to fulfill the law. There they meet…

There is little doubt the feast we celebrate and the settings in which we celebrate it are very different. We recall the “First Christmas” in nice dulcet tones and pastel…

This evening people of varied and no religious tradition, for many different reasons, will celebrate something that happened a long time ago in a place that for many of us…

Today’s Gospel Story is what we call the Annunciation. A messenger of God tells Mary she is chosen for a special mission, to be the mother of the Messiah. God…

Four weeks ago I had another heart attack, which was quite an experience. People have been asking me how I feel, which I really appreciate. I’m still trying to figure…

Today’s first reading says, “The spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me; he has sent me to bring glad tidings to the poor…

In today’s Gospel Story (Mk 1:1-8) we hear the familiar words, ”Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths”. The majority report understands them to refer to the…