You will find rest

Saint Damasus I, Pope (Optional Memorial)   You will find rest.   Scripture tells us that rest was part of God’s plan from the beginning:   “God blessed the seventh day and made it holy, because on it he rested from all the work he had done in creation”...

Will he not . . . go in search of the stray

2nd Week of Advent   Will he not . . . go in search of the stray?    There’s nothing like a parable to illustrate a spiritual point in a new way or to offer new insight to a familiar point.   Jesus used these short stories drawn from everyday life to...

Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you

The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Patronal Feastday of the USA (Solemnity)   Hail, full of grace! The Lord is with you.    If you have any experience of motherhood, you know that it takes a lot of faith.   In many ways, it’s something...

A shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse

Saint Ambrose, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (Memorial)   A shoot shall sprout from the stump of Jesse.    Have you ever seen a Jesse Tree?   It’s an ancient Advent tradition consisting of a carving, painting, or stained-glass window—even an actual...

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