Let us pray that the Lord Jesus grow within us and among us: God our Father, we give you all thanks and praise that you chose for your Son a human family. Through the example of Mary and Joseph, may we learn to make room for Jesus in our […]
Let us pray to God our Father so that we welcome his Son: Our God and Father, we eagerly await the coming of your Son among us. Prepare us to recognize and receive him when he comes. May we recall that he came to us in poverty […]
By being perfectly obedient Jesus sanctifies not only himself but also us (Hebrews 10:5-10). God’s grace embraces us. No more sacrifice is needed yet think of the scapegoating sacrifices we continue to make to cover our own sins and failures. The scapegoating sacrifices we make so we do not have to extend grace to the […]
For John the Baptist, repentance was more than a warm feeling while weeping at the altar. Rather, it was a change in the way we live among others and how we treat others. Such repentance brings hope for those who repent and the world around them. John is concerned about greed and the accumulation of […]
Let us pray for the courage to do well what we have to do in life: Our faithful God, give us the courage to welcome your Son by sharing what we have, doing what is right and just and spreading peace. May your Son Jesus baptize us with the Holy Spirit and fire, so that […]
Let us pray that we prepare the road for the Lord’s coming: God our Father, we know how to pierce mountains and level hills to build highways, but we have lost the way to each other and to you. May your Son lead us to […]
Does the Word of God come through pundits Fox or CNBC or MSNBC or CNN? Does the Word of God come through politicians who love to manipulate religious faith for their own benefit? Through whom does the Word of God come? The Gospel of Luke (3:1-3) has a list of the most widely recognized names […]
There are many people today who face trauma and devastation that we cannot even begin to imagine. Imagine being a Syrian refugee at this moment, caught between militants of your own faith group and the distrust of Europeans and Americans. What would you do in a truly dreadful time? The earliest Christians of Jewish backgrounds […]
