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Jesus’ life began in a stable and ended on the cross between two criminals. The Apostle Paul said he wanted to proclaim nothing but this crucified Christ. We, too, have nothing to hold onto except this Christ. We must ask ourselves again and again: Are we willing to go his way,... Read More →

What if on Christmas Eve people came and sat in the dim pews, and someone stood up and said, “Something happened here while we were all out at the malls, while we were baking cookies and fretting about whether we bought our brother-in-law the right gift: Christ was born. God is... Read More →

Children of God, made in God’s image. How? Genesis gives no explanations, but we do know instinctively that it is not a physical image. God’s explanation is to send Jesus, the incarnate One, God enfleshed. Don’t try to explain the incarnation to me! It is further from being... Read More →

Do you ask the reason why God was born among men? If you take out of life the various benefits bestowed on us by God, you will not be able to say what means you have of recognizing the divine. For it is by the blessings we enjoy that we recognize our benefactor, seeing that we... Read More →

Advent is a time when we ought to be shaken and brought to a realization of ourselves. The necessary condition for the fulfillment of Advent is the renunciation of the presumptuous attitudes and alluring dreams in which and by means of which we always build ourselves imaginary... Read More →