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Star of Wonder, Star of Night
Today is the Epiphany of our Lord. In the Western Christianity we celebrate this event by hailing the arrival of eastern sages who followed the star till it led them to the Holy Family gathered around the manger. That star…
Read MoreHerod in His Raging
It was a real surprise to pick up the Los Angeles Times the other morning in my driveway. Right there on the front page, above the fold was NOT the traditional Christmas tableau of the Holy Family surrounded by adoring…
Read MoreBare Beginnings
Today we light the pink candle on the Advent wreath. This is Mary’s Sunday. And this is Stir Up Sunday – the clue that it was time for folks to get their Christmas puddings started. Why, you ask? The collect…
Read MorePrepare
Today the rain falls softly. Much needed. As a young boy, I remember looking out my parent’s bedroom window which opened to the front yard. Watching the rain fall and hoping that it would fill most of the street. That…
Read MoreEndings and Beginnings
Shadows lengthen. It’s now dark at quitting time. Temperatures are dropping, absolutely chilly when our intrepid band of cyclists leaves my house on Wednesday mornings at seven o’clock. I keep saying, “The heat’s in the pedals. Faster, faster.” Who am…
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