The Title Christ Loved

The reader should take note that the disciples did not once call him by that title Son of Man. It was particularly Christ who used it. … Christ’s use of the title Son of Man is an elevation of his humanity and at the same time a declaration of his divinity. The Son of...
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Delight — A Christmas Poem

Stand in the lowly place. See Jesus standing there. Walk with him. Be His companion in despair. Walk with the despised, the disposable, the left out, And see them face, to face. Delight in full kinship with the other. Love your fellow man. Love them all. The feeling is mutual....
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Waiting and Unknowing

Advent [meaning “coming”], to the Church Fathers, was the right naming of the season when light and life are fading. They urged the faithful to set aside four weeks to fast, give, and pray—all ways to strip down, to let the bared soul recall what it knows beneath its fear of the...
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The First Day of the Incarnation of the Son of God

Today is your day our Lord and God. It is the day that has no end It has its beginning in your divine and eternal plan. Blessed be the One who took off his glory to reveal his love. When you formed Adam You saw your future love. When Adam trespassed, Your compassion moved you to...
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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Hark! The herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn King; Peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!” Joyful, all ye nations rise, Join the triumph of the skies; With th’angelic host proclaim, “Christ is born in Bethlehem!” Refrain Hark! the herald angels sin...
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