Repentance – Advent Penance

11 December, 2018 / 0 Comments

— Gaudete Sunday – Advent Joy & John the Baptist

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Honor both the Name & Body of Christ – 2nd Century Homily

This excerpt from a second century homily speaks of what it means to honor and blaspheme the name of Jesus Christ, and the Church, the body of Christ. "Is the Lord’s name blasphemed? It is because we say one thing and do another."...

16 November, 2018 / 0 Comments

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Advent of Peace – Fast before the Feast

Christmas is a joyous celebration of the birth of Peace. So why does the Church precede the feast of December 25 with a somber season of fast and penance? A meditation for the Second Sunday of Advent, cycle A. ...

21 November, 2017 / 1 Comment