I like to begin with a text from the twelfth century Cistercian Abbot, Guerric of Igny, and then tease out what he is saying to his brother monks and to us.  This is from his fifth sermon for Advent:  “‘Prepare a way for the Lord.’  We prepare the way of the Lord as we are […]

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Christ is at the Door

This Sunday is the Sunday of Divine Mercy. “It was established by Pope John Paul II in 2000, based on the visions of St. Faustina Kowalska. The central message is simple: God’s

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Jesus, Our Brother

A bowl, an apron or a towel, and some water. All this, and Jesus the rabbi kneeling before the disciples—before us. It is a deeply human gesture of daily life;

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