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December 2019

December 23, 2019

‘Hail, space for the uncontained God’ From the Agathistos Hymn, Greece, VIc We know the scene: the room, variously...

December 02, 2019

Unto Us Child is Born

Here's a little piece I wrote long ago in celebration of both Advent and the...

December 24, 2018

The Best Man and the Least

The last in my series on John the Baptist for The Catholic Weekly: John the...

December 17, 2018

The Doubts of John the Baptist

The third in my four-part series on John the Baptist for Advent: Back in my...

December 20, 2017

Since it’s the week we recall John the Baptist

...I've been thinking about his mission. The prophet Malachi says of him: “Behold, I will...

December 21, 2016

Fr. Michael Sweeney, OP is my favorite priest in the universe

Here he is talking about Advent in 2012. If you have a bit of time...

August 2016

August 26, 2016

We Live in an Age of Wonders

Behold! The Beer Advent Calendar!

December 2015

December 12, 2015

Pastoral Associate Steve Pable’s Reflection for Gaudete Sunday

He writes: Pastoral Ponderings Reflections for St. Gabriel the Archangel Can you feel the anticipation? ...

December 11, 2014

What Torture Broke Was Us: An Examination of Conscience for American Catholic Torture Defenders

Now that the Torture Report is out and we are discovering that the lies we...

December 09, 2014

The Torture Report

This is what "conservatives", including *especially* anti-abortion-but-not-prolife "faithful conservative Catholics" have fought to defend for...

December 02, 2014

Today’s Advent Penitential Suffering

HT: John Herreid

December 01, 2014

Today’s Advent Act of Penance

December 01, 2014

Celebrating Advent in a Culture of Fear

...is under discussion over at the Register.

November 2014

November 26, 2014

Brandon Vogt writes:

This morning Fr. Robert Barron launched AdventReflections.com, a place where people can sign up to receive...

December 2013

December 03, 2013

More on Advent from Fr. Barron

I like that Advent "crackles with energy".

December 02, 2013

Fr. Barron on the Spirituality of Advent

Advent is all about the spirituality of waiting around.

December 24, 2012

And with this, your penance is over

Let Christmas now take away your pain as ytou enter into jollification! Christ is born!...

December 23, 2012

It just never ends, does it?

And yet it will, tomorrow!.

December 22, 2012

The World Keeps Turning

And the Star Wars Holiday Special keeps on being the hideous thing it is.

December 21, 2012

This will make you hope the Mayans were right about today

If the world ends today, you won't have to watch the rest of this.

December 20, 2012

Look at this way. There is no Star Wars Easter Special

So much heartache is avoided with the central feast of our faith being overlooked by...

December 19, 2012

I Do My Best to Do My Worst

For Better or for Worse.

December 18, 2012

This hurts you more than it hurts me

And it hurts me like murder.

December 17, 2012

The Happiest Part for Me? You Still Haven’t Even Reached the Halfway Point

In the words of Stephen Bishop, it just goes on and on.

December 16, 2012

Diahann Carroll: Perhaps the most penitential Christmas Carroll in history.

December 15, 2012

Just think! You Aren’t Even 1/3 Done Yet!

Exquisite, is it not?

December 14, 2012

The Dominicans at the University of Washington Newman Center…

...are busy bees making video reflections for Advent. Check thou them out!

December 14, 2012

I’m here to help you learn courage and endurance

In time, you will thank me.

December 13, 2012

That Which Does Not Kill You Makes You Stronger!

Hey! You're not even to the halfway point. Lots more torment comin' your way!

December 12, 2012

Fr. Denis Lemieux…

reflects on Advent and repentance and liberation from the powers and principalities of our present...

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