Advent 4A

  • All About Joseph?

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    The gospel for Advent 4A gives us Joseph’s angelic encounter while deciding about Mary when most of us are thinking Christmas.

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    It is tempting to see Joseph as righteous because he “does right by Mary”. But this version misses the story’s most powerful truth.

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  • Echoes of Fear and Salvation

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    Three thousand years ago, an unremarkable boy grew into a remarkable king. He was a shepherd and musician, smaller than his brothers. And yet this boy took down Goliath, survived persecution from the first King of Judah, and he became the great king to unite the divided kingdoms. Two hundred years later, they’re divided again and it’s…

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    a homily for Advent 4A Text: Matthew 1:18-25  “Don’t be afraid” The most common phrase Jesus utters in His ministry is some variation of “don’t be afraid”. So often, the disciples are in the midst of something really hard, something truly frightening. Like Jesus appearing to them in the boat, rocked by storms and He…

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