Blog posts from December, 2021
Receiving Christ | Recibiendo a Cristo
December 16, 2021
Thursday of the 3rd Week of Advent
Isaiah 54:1-10; Luke 7:24-30
God’s fidelity to us is remarkable. In our first reading, God tenderly speaks to the exiled and ...
Testifying | Testificando
December 15, 2021
Wednesday of the 3rd Week of Advent
Isaiah 45:6c-8, 18, 21c-25; Luke 7:18b-23
What we say about ourselves matters, and what others say about us can matter even more. ...
Changing Our Minds | Cambiando Nuestras Mentes
December 14, 2021
St. John of the Cross
Zephaniah 3:1-2, 9-13; Matthew 21:28-32
Changing one’s mind sometimes gets a bad rap. When politicians do it, we call it “waffling” or ...
Prophetic Authority | Autoridad Profética
December 13, 2021
St. Lucy
Numbers 24:2-7, 15-17a; Matthew 21:23-27
Prophetic authority is divinely derivative: it comes from God and not from us. Balaam was called upon to curse Israel, but ...
Notes from a Journey - Capuchin Friar John Celichowski