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Musing on Mary in Guatemala
‘All this took place to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: “Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,” which means, “God is with us.”...
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Musing on Mary in Guatemala:2
“Let it be with me according to your word.” Protestants have tended either to ignore Mary outright or to treat her exclusively as a Christmas character. While she gives birth to the object of our...
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Question: Do You Even Like Christmas?
Last Sunday for our ‘Questions about Christmas’ sermon series I pulled your questions at random from a bingo tumbler and just answered them off the cuff. As I warned, sometimes off the cuff Jason...
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Musing on Mary in Guatemala: 3
‘He has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts. He has brought down the powerful from their thrones, and lifted up the lowly; he has filled the hungry with good things, and sent the rich...
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Do You Even Like Christmas? The Sermon That Prompted The Question
Last Sunday for our ‘Questions about Christmas’ sermon series I pulled your questions at random from a bingo tumbler and just answered them off the cuff. As I warned, sometimes off the cuff Jason...
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Musing on Mary in Guatemala:4
‘And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host…saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace among those whom he favors!” - Luke 2 In Roman Catholic...
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Musing on Mary in Guatemala:5
‘On entering the house, they saw the child with Mary his mother; and they knelt down and paid him homage. Then, opening their treasure chests, they offered him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh....
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Musing on Mary in Guatemala:6
An angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up, take the child and his mother, and flee to Egypt, and remain there until I tell you…‘ – Matthew 2 Though it’s not the stuff of...
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Musing on Mary in Guatemala:7
‘All these were constantly devoting themselves to prayer, together with certain women, including Mary the mother of Jesus, as well as his brothers. They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching...
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Magi Math
This Sunday is Epiphany, the arrival of the magi to Bethlehem. Around January 6, the symbol +C+M+B+ with two numbers before and two numbers after (for example, 20+C+B+M+14) is sometimes seen written in...
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There’s Something About Joseph
As promised, here’s the audio and video from the weekend’s sermon on Joseph. You can also download the sermon in iTunes under ‘Tamed Cynic.’ Better yet, download the FREE Tamed Cynic mobile app linked...
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Top Ten Reasons Christmas Doesn’t Need the Cross: #4
Every year during Advent we let our confirmation students loose through the church building to take an informal poll. The question we give the confirmands is the same every year: Why did Jesus come to...
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What Should You Tell Your Kids About Santa?
Someone asked me that question recently. I recently told my own son this ‘true’ story of St Nick and he’s concluded this St Nick is ‘way more totally awesome’ than the fake Santa at the mall. It’s even...
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Advent Through Art: 4
This is the last reflection from Janet Laisch. One Christmas Eve morning, before sunrise, I left the townhome on Via del Seminario where I had been living with an Italian family in Rome to spend...
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Top Ten Reasons Christmas Doesn’t Need the Cross: #3
Every year during Advent we let our confirmation students loose through the church building to take an informal poll. The question we give the confirmands is the same every year: Why did Jesus come to...
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If the Shepherds are Invited, So are You
The Adoration of the Shepherds: This is from friend, Janet Laisch- Immediately after Caravaggio unveiled the Palermo Adoration, it stirred controversy for its depiction of the Holy Family. If you...
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Mary’s Cover Song
For the 4th Sunday of Advent, we did something a little different. The text was Mary’s Magnificat in Luke, a song Mary takes from the Old Testament Matriarch, Hannah, and makes her own. A cover song so...
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Magi: Off By Nine Miles
Tomorrow is Epiphany, the denouement of the 12 Day Christmas Season when the magi arrive from the East and offer gifts to the Christ child, gifts that are themselves a tacit recognition of Mary’s...
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Top Ten Reasons Christmas Doesn’t Need the Cross: #1
Every year during Advent we let our confirmation students loose through the church building to take an informal poll. The question we give the confirmands is the same every year: Why did Jesus come to...
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What Do Christians Mean by Virgin Birth?
For the 4th Sunday of Advent, we did something a little different. The text was Mary’s Magnificat in Luke, a song Mary takes from the Old Testament Matriarch, Hannah, and makes her own. A cover song so...
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