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Octave of Christmas: Feast of St. Stephen the Protomartyr

Image of Yesterday our king, clothed in his robe of flesh, left his place in the virgin’s womb and graciously visited the world. Today his soldier leaves the tabernacle of his body and goes triumphantly to heaven.

Christ made love the stairway that would enable all Christians to climb to heaven. Hold fast to it, therefore, in all sincerity, give one ... continue reading

Octave: Feast of St. Stephen, Deacon and Protomartyr

Image of Yesterday we celebrated the birth in time of our eternal King. Today we celebrate the triumphant suffering of his soldier.Yesterday our king, clothed in his robe of flesh, left his place in the virgin’s womb and graciously visited the world. Today his soldier leaves the tabernacle of his body and goes triumphantly to heaven.

Christ made love the stairway that would enable all Christians to climb to heaven. Hold fast to it, therefore, in all sincerity, give one ... continue reading

Pope Benedict XVI: The Child Jesus Makes the Love of God Manifest to the World

Image of 'St. Francis with his nativity scene highlighted the defenseless love, humility and goodness of God, Who in the Incarnation of the Word shows Himself to mankind in order to teach them a new way to live and love.'

'Spiritual atmosphere that now surrounds Christmas developed during the Middle Ages thanks to St. Francis of Assisi.' VATICAN CITY (VIS) - ... continue reading

Merry Christmas: He Pitched His Tent Among Us

Image of Let those of us who have embraced the truth of this claim now manifest- in our own lives and families- the fruits of the Incarnation. Let us become a Christmas people and offer through our lives of love the greatest gift of all. Let us continue to manifest the beauty of the Incarnation to a world that still waits to be born.

On this one wonderful day called "Christ-Mass" the entire world rightly pauses. Heaven has come to earth so that earth can be brought to ... continue reading

Emmanuel: God-With-Us, God-Within-Us!

Image of Pause and consider this Mystery anew in this holy Season. Remove it from the restrictive confines of its familiarity. Just pause a moment before the Nativity scene and ponder as did Mary, as did the shepherds and the wise men. And realize that if God entered our history in a given moment, it was a moment whose impact would never cease to be felt.

God entered concretely, in the flesh, in the midst of human lives and he continues to dwell in the midst of human lives, in the midst of ... continue reading

Exclusive: A Christmas Poem: Dream of Me

Image of I can scarcely stop my heart from pounding <br>My little Holy One <br>My tiny, Mighty God <br>How I adore You!

You own me completely, And now You are mine. I lavish a motherÂ’s kisses on the tender face of God. Who could imagine such a thing? ... continue reading

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Reflection: The Incarnation Dwells Among Us

Image of 'Christmas becomes more meaningful for us because in a very real sense Christ is being born in each one of us, the apex of creation. And he will continue to be born in us until his Incarnation attains absolute fullness, and we reach our full stature as God’s children.'

When we think of the birth of Jesus Christ in terms of the fullness of the mystery of the Incarnation our understanding of Christmas ... continue reading

Review: 'Poverty of Spirit'

Image of The poverty of Francis inspires us all to live the Poverty of Spirit which is a part of the vocation of every Baptized Christian.

We are able to live a 'poverty of Spirit' because Jesus became poor for our sake and transformed our poverty into our greatest strength. ... continue reading

The 2nd Joyful Mystery: The Visitation

Image of I suspect Mary was overjoyed at the news of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, and couldn’t wait to get there and share the wonder of it all with her. Now the two of them could delight in each other’s miracles and bask in the glory of God and all He had done by His power alone. I can easily imagine them hugging and laughing and fussing over each other.

Bring Christ to your family, as Mary brought Christ to ElizabethÂ’s. Let this mystery of the Rosary teach us to love our neighbor. ... continue reading

Gaudete Sunday - The 'Selah' of Advent

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In a sense, Gaudete Sunday is our opportunity to pause and just reflect on His Coming… to have an Advent “selah”!. WASHINGTON, D.C. ... continue reading

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