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December 2015

December 23, 2015

Resting in Silence

“It all happened in silence; it happens in silence.” A Monk of Snowmass Monastery While...

December 22, 2015

Saintly Devotion as a Pathway to Encounter

Many of people I would call "Neo-Contemplatives" that I have met within Catholicism have...

December 21, 2015

Eala Earendel: An Old English Remedy for Morning Sadness

O Radiant Dawn, splendor of eternal light, sun of justice: come and shine on those...

December 20, 2015

Rattling the Secret Key of Salvation

O Key of David and sceptre of the House of Israel; you open and no one...

December 19, 2015

O Radix Jesse

O Root of Jesse, standing as a sign among the peoples; before you kings will...

December 18, 2015

Suffering Divine Things

O Adonai, and leader of the House of Israel,who appeared to Moses in the fire...

December 17, 2015

The Modern Day Desert

“To allow oneself to be carried away by a multitude of conflicting concerns, to surrender...

December 16, 2015

The Light and the Darkness

In today's Mass readings we find this fascinating passage from Isaiah: I am the LORD,...

December 15, 2015

The Company of Hope

“As I breathe, I hope.” Cicero We all know that this isn’t a pleasant time...

December 13, 2015

The Hard Sayings of Gaudete Sunday

Brothers and sisters: Rejoice in the Lord always. I shall say it again: rejoice! Your...

December 12, 2015

Our Lady of Guadalupe — Seat of Wisdom

Zechariah 2:17: "Silence, all humanity, in the presence of the LORD! For he stirs...

December 11, 2015

Yielding Fruit in Due Season

The Mass readings for Friday of the second week of Advent include Psalm 1. A...

December 10, 2015

An Advent Encounter

My Advent Encounter by: Christopher Johnson Early in the year 2000, a generally unremarkable time...

December 09, 2015

An Invitation Into Wonder

“Wonder is involuntary praise.” English Poet, Edward Young, (1683-1765) Reflection: Whether we reflect on it or...