Daily Reflections
Dear brothers and sisters, this third Sunday of Advent is also called “Gaudet Sunday”, which means “Sunday of Joy”. The word of God invites us to enter already into the joy of the birth of our Saviour. The Gospel of St. John on this 3rd Sunday of Advent shares with…
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Today is my birthday. My family will remember the event with congratulatory remarks. The world, however, will focus on my mother. In fact, I have two mothers. My biological mother would remember the joy of my birth, the birth of her first born son. My spiritual mother remembers my adoption…
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Last Sunday, through the readings, the Church presented us with the personality of John the Baptist; the voice crying in the wilderness for repentance and preparation (John 1:23); all in anticipation for the Advent of our Lord Jesus Christ. Already the prophet Isaiah foretold that too. In the days of…
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“I am the Lord, your God, who grasps your right hand. It is I who says to you, ‘Fear not, I will help you.’” –Is 41:13 We have all known times in which we have been struck powerless, needing the aid of a helping hand. Today’s reading from Isaiah reminds…
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Grace to you! Sometime last year, I boarded a plane en route to Louisville, Kentucky, and sat between two men. As often as I did while traveling, I brought out my blue Rosary and started to pray in silence. Forty minutes into the flight, one of the men seemed to…
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Today, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. Pope Pius IX solemnly proclaimed the dogma with the 1854 Bull, Ineffabilis Deus. In it, the Holy Father affirms that the Blessed Virgin Mary, from the first moment of her conception, by a singular grace and privilege of almighty God,…
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December 7 is the memorial of St. Ambrose, the great Bishop of Milan who was influential in combatting heresies, mediating conflicts and converting people like St. Augustine to the faith. On this day, America commemorates the tragic 1941 attack on the Pearl Harbour, the surprise military strike on the US…
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God does not stand aloof when his people suffer and groan in pain. He does not take pleasure in the sufferings of his people. However, he has an appointed time for his works. When this time comes, he appears and manifests his saving power. So when he sends the Prophet…
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Alexander the Great was an invincible general. At the age of 20 he inherited a united (mostly) Greece and the best army in the world from his father Philip. He proceeded to conquer Persia, Egypt, Palestine, parts of central Asia and even portions of India. He was enormously intelligent and…
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Today is Friday on the first week of Advent. USA Thanksgiving is in the rear view mirror. We can see Christmas off in the distance, but coming up fast. Wow! For me, one of the secular highlights of the Christmas season is the lights. The displays and colors add a…
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