Faith
The search for meaning, purpose, and relationship. Our need for love compels us to seek it out, and when we find it, share it.
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On John and his specialness
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5 min read
In celebrating the Feast of St. John, we are invited into an elaborate depiction of faith which combines multiple figures into one.
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Faith and Favor
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4 min read
In the angel’s visitation to Mary, we get a glimpse, not just of what Christmas is about, but about what it means to believe.
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The Common Favor of God
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2 min read
In Mary, we have the example of the common and uncommon—and we are invited to reflect on what it means to be favored by God.
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With us—when God joins us here
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1 min read
In Christmas, we celebrate the incarnation of Christ. What that means to us, however, requires us to think about our world.
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Between Advent 3 and 4 and Christmas (Year B)
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4 min read
The lectionary jumps a lot in these seasons. This jump takes away one of Luke’s best stories for describing the place of the Incarnation.
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More John the Baptist
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4 min read
While figuring out what more to say about John the Baptist in Advent, we may first want to address the elephant in the living room.