Blog posts from December, 2021
The Word Made Flesh | El Verbo Hecho Carne
December 25, 2021
Christmas Day
Isaiah 52:7-10; Hebrews 1:1-6; John 1:1-18
The Word
spoken at the beginning,
made flesh in history, ...
Making a Home | Hacer un Hogar
December 24, 2021
Christmas Eve (Mass in the Morning)
2 Samuel 7:1-5. 8b-12, 14-16; Luke 1:67-79
I’ve lived in nearly 25 places—houses, rectories, friaries, monasteries, and ...
Fire and Lye | Fuego y Lejía
December 23, 2021
St. John Kanty
Malachi 3:1-4, 23-24; Luke 1:57-66
A refiner’s fire. A fuller’s lye. The prophet Malachi uses these images to describe God’s coming messenger ...
God’s Gifts | Los Dones de Dios
December 22, 2021
Wednesday of the 4th Week of Advent
1 Samuel 1:24-28; Luke 1:46-56
Hannah and Mary were two women separated by centuries. Hannah was an older woman who had been married ...
Notes from a Journey - Capuchin Friar John Celichowski