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The arrival of spring can be a harbinger for more than the visible new growth we see bursting before our eyes. The opening of nature to reality can symbolize for us the need we have to open up to all reality as well, especially if our spirit has become routine or . . .
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Back to topThe liturgy for Sunday presents us with the theme of a recurring problem in all our lives, that is, coming to terms with our true identity. In the first reading . . .
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Back to topOrdinarily, a thorough housecleaning is associated with spring, but what better time for such a cleaning of our interior “houses” than now? Today there is continual talk of living more simply, of “centering down” during prayer time and so on. St. Matthew once described a model we might want to emulate in this kind of [...]
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Back to topI am reminded of a Christmas card we received one year. It depicted several white lambs which were in sharp contrast to the deep dark bluish green background. They were following, one by one, a path leading to the traditional crib scene far away at the top of the picture. Closer to view was a little black lamb smiling and sniffing a single flower along the way. Reactions to the card varied . . . .
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Back to topIn preparing for this reflection, I was intrigued to discover that our liturgy for tomorrow treats us to a panoramic celebration of little things: in the first reading, Bethlehem-Ephratha—too small to be counted among the clans of Judah; the little vine of the responsorial psalm; and, in the second reading, the doing of God’s will which . . .
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Back to top. . . Advent . . . emphasizes the virtue of hope, while at the same time underscoring the fact that we must become children in order to enter the kingdom of heaven. Though a more seasoned virtue, this patient waiting . . .
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Back to topKings and queens are not very powerful images for most of us today. Citizens in countries where they still exist view them, for the most part, as mere figureheads. True, these figureheads often carry with them certain romantic notions stemming from the past which procure for them much awe, admiration, and adulation. They are not, however, experienced as rulers. . . .
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Back to top. . . Dietrich Bonhoeffer in his Cost of Discipleship explained: “The disciples, then, must not only think of heaven; they have an earthly task as well. . . .
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Back to topIt is harvest time in certain parts of the world. Nature has discontinued its brilliant, colorful burgeoning forth and has taken on the more somber tones . . .
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Back to top“There will never be another you.” However objective or subjective our point of view, in the original context, “you” signified a unique, precious individual, never again to be repeated. . . .
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Back to topTaking “I wonder…” trips can be fun. They also reveal hidden surprises and evoke creative possibilities. For example, if we say, “I wonder what would happen if the arms race stopped tomorrow?” . . .
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Back to topI am a fan of public television. However, I doubt I could be classified “avid” even by the ordinary viewers in this category. Sometimes I only watch a single episode out of a series. This was true when I saw the first episode of “UBX” on Masterpiece Theater. After that, I surmised the series continued to present individual adventures of a special task force delegated to locate unexploded bombs (“UBX” to the uninitiated) . . .
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