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Merry Christmas!

“How blessed are we all, that one child was born, How blessed are we all on this great Christmas morn!” —The Shepherd’s Story by Jimmy Dunne Enjoy “The Shepherd’s...

Joseph’s Fiat

Every year, at Christmas Eve Mass, a soloist in our parish sings “Joseph’s Song” by Michael Card. The simple melody conveys a sense of...

Anna and the Call to Recognize What Is Possible

Anna (Luke 2:22–24, 36–38) is part of the Christmas story. It’s easy to overlook her among the many characters in Luke’s infancy narrative because...

Praying the O Antiphons

“O Emmanuel. O God with us.” This is the “O Antiphon,” one of seven, with which we are most familiar, sung in that marvelous...

Finding God in What Is Tender and Small This Season

In Advent, we await the second coming of Christ, and we also welcome the ways that God breaks into our lives again and again....

Drawing Near to Our Lady

Fr. Primitivo Viray Jr, SJ, Provincial of the Philippine Province, shares a reflection on Mary in this Ignatian Year. Here’s an excerpt from “Mary,...

Flying Houses

My patronal feast, Our Lady of Loreto on December 10, was elevated on liturgical calendars in 2019. I love this title for Mary, even...

Advent Began Early This Year

I sometimes have trouble focusing on the season of Advent and its message of hope. No matter how well-intentioned I am to keep the...

Giving Myself Permission to Make Adjustments in Ignatian Contemplation

I have always considered myself terrible at Ignatian contemplation. That’s a form of prayer that invites one to place oneself in a scene from...

The Mystery of the Incarnation

In the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola, retreatants imagine the mystery of the Incarnation. They take time to picture the Trinity looking over...

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