First Sunday of Advent (December 3, 2023) • Central to the celebration of Advent is the need for a vital space for God in our hearts. Advent as a preparation for Christ’s coming is nothing more and nothing less than a self-emptying patterned upon the self-emptying of Christ himself. (Jesus “emptied himself, by taking the…
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Every preacher has experienced it. It usually occurs at the door of the church where people are speaking to the preacher as they leave the church. It goes like this: “That was a fine lesson you gave in your homily. I know certain people have a problem with that,” he/she says while nodding toward a…
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Today, treat everyone with kindness even if they are rude; not because they are nice, but because you are nice.
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