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Salty, Doo Doo, and Jesus – A Sermon for the Feast of the Holy Name, Luke 2:15-21
The collect and readings for January 1, the Feast of the Holy Name, may be found here. The following sermon is based on the gospel, Luke 2:15-21. After eight days had passed, it was time to circumcise the child; and he was called Jesus, the name given by the angel before he was conceived in…
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Richard Rolle on Devotion to the Name, Jesus
And seeing that you yearn to be God’s lover, I appeal to you to love this name, Jesus, and meditate on it in your heart so that you never forget it wherever you are. And, assuredly, I promise you that you will find great joy and strength in it; and because of the love with…
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St. Bernard of Clairvaux on the Feast of the Holy Name
January 1 is the Feast of the Holy Name. St. Bernard of Clairvaux wrote the following about the Holy Name of Jesus: The sweet Name of Jesus produces in us holy thoughts, fills the soul with noble sentiments, strengthens virtue, begets good works, and nourishes pure affections. All spiritual food leaves the soul dry, if…
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The Choice – A Reflection on the Feast of the Holy Innocents
Just a few days into Christmas and the liturgical calendar confronts us with the Feast of the Holy Innocents. “When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he was infuriated, and he sent and killed all the children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old or under” (Mt. 2:16).…
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The Life of Jesus: God’s Extreme Consideration for Humanity
He did not shun; he chose. He did not shun the virgin’s womb; he chose a mother. He did not shun the human body; he chose flesh and blood. He did not shun the angel’s name; he chose a destiny. He did not shun the circumciser’s knife; he chose purity. He did not shun God’s…
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Worship and Liturgical Symbolism
The following is excerpted from a letter Archbishop Malcolm Cardinal Ranjith wrote concerning the liturgical reform happening in the Roman Church. His words are insightful and instructive. As you know, it is worship that enhances faith and its heroic realization in life. It is the means with which human beings are lifted up to the…
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Christmas – The Gift of Union
The feast of Christmas is the feast of the mystical Body, for it is through the Incarnation that men have become members of Christ. Whatever theological interpretation we give to this great scriptural and patristic affirmation of our incorporation into Christ, we must believe that with the Incarnation, an ineffable union – that passes all…
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Nativity Scenes Here, There, Everywhere – A Sermon for Christmas Eve, Luke 2:1-20
I probably need to begin with a disclaimer. My understanding of the nativity has changed. It is not what it used to be. I no longer see the birth of Jesus the way it is so often portrayed. The image of sweet baby Jesus asleep on the hay has given way to a vision of…
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Boots and a Blue Bra, a Modern Nativity Scene
This is the world into which Jesus is born. Come quickly, Lord Jesus. For the yoke of their burden, and the bar across their shoulders, the rod of their oppressor, you have broken as on the day of Midian. For all the boots of the tramping warriors and all the garments rolled in blood shall…
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Interrupting the Silence 