Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord.

4TH WEEK OF ADVENT Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. Today’s Gospel (Luke 1:26-38) reading might call to mind familiar images we see in statues and paintings: Mary, calm and serene, with her head bowed in humility, accepts God’s will for her life. She will become...

My love shall never leave you.

3RD WEEK OF ADVENT My love shall never leave you. You have probably heard the saying “Never say never.” It’s often used pessimistically: “Be careful; anything can happen.” One exception, though, is God’s love: it will never leave you. Two thousand years before you...

Let justice descend, O heavens, . . . like gentle rain.

3RD WEEK OF ADVENT Let justice descend, O heavens, . . . like gentle rain.  When the people of Israel returned home after their exile in Babylon, many of them bore the wounds of their captivity. Yes, justice had finally descended when their captivity came to an...

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