Today we have several images for our Advent journey. The Prophet Isaiah uses the image of a sprout which springs from a stump offering hope for new life. John the Baptist preaches that the Kingdom of heaven is at hand and this is a time for repentance. St. Paul speaks to Read more
Our readings for this Third Sunday of Advent make it clear; The LORD is the source of our joy – not the things of this world. Isaiah recognized this with one of his famous lines: “The Spirit of the LORD God is upon me.” St. Paul gives good advice in Read more
This Third Sunday of Advent is traditionally known as Guadete Sunday. As we progress in the Advent season, we are to rejoice at the approach of our Savior. Today’s readings focus our attention on John the Baptist, who pointed the way to Christ, and serves as a model of how Read more
On this Nativity of John The Baptist, we look to a critical moment in the history of salvation. On this solemnity, our minds are drawn as much to the holy couples of Elizabeth and Zechariah & Joseph and Mary as they are to John the Baptist. This is a seminal Read more
Dear Friends, welcome to my new blog! I figured after six and one half years, it was time for an upgrade. I also learned that around 80% of people who access the internet today do so with a hand-held device, and my previous blog was no longer user friendly. How Read more
In today’s Gospel, Jesus challenges our indifference to both the joy he offers as well as the penitential preaching of John the Baptist. To what shall I compare this generation? It is like children who sit in marketplaces and call to one another, ‘We played the flute for you, but Read more
This Second Sunday of Advent, the People of God is invited to re-discover the deepest desire of their heart. This human desire is for God. This longing of every human person is precisely what John the Baptist is helping people acknowledge and receive through his baptism of repentance. “Repent, Read more
As the light begins to fade on this feast of the Passion of John the Baptist, I would like to capture some of my thoughts from early this morning. We are all familiar with the story of the beheading of John the Baptist. Because St. John was courageous enough to Read more