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We are a people who hope for the promises God fulfilled in Christ Jesus who will come again! We are a people who are looking forward to a better tomorrow. So we light a pink candle today – a visual break in the color scheme of Advent – to remind us that we look forward with great hope. And we express our hope, our conversion by helping the needy.

The image of Our Lady has been so widely commercialized that she transcends religion. Perhaps this is an expression of discipleship too – reaching out to disparate people who can’t seem to agree on anything and uniting them around one symbol might be away of sparking curiosity. That might lead people into an encounter with the true purpose of the symbol of Our Lady of Guadalupe: it’s not about Mary, but her son, Jesus Christ.

Hello and welcome back to this series on Our Lady of Guadalupe. In part 1, we reflected on the religious dimension of this feast. In today’s episode, we’ll recount the story of Our Lady of Guadalupe. In the third and final episode of this series, we’ll reflect on the cultural and political dimensions of Our … Continue reading "07 Our Lady of Guadalupe Episode 2"

The feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe is about spreading the joy of Jesus Christ. But it is also a challenge in discernment. Isn’t it amazing that God can put two very different people together, a poor Native American and a bishop, who represents the power and wealth of his time, and use them to build up His kingdom on earth? Both Juan Diego and the Bishop had to be open to listening to God through Mary and be willing to respond to God’s call. That remains today like then a great challenge of our faith. Do we trust more in God’s will or in those things we can control?

Hello! I’d like to thank you for listening to this new podcast. Today I’d like to share with you a special request. As many of you know, Katrina and I have been volunteering in Honduras for almost 15 years Over the years, many of our family and friends have traveled with us on mission trips. … Continue reading "05 Friends of Los Ninos"

Why does God send John the Baptist ahead of Jesus? John the Baptist was trying to get through to people who were perhaps too caught up in their own lives and in themselves.

Today we honor Mary for her yes. She was the first disciple – the first person to accept Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior.

Like the innkeeper in the Nativity story, we have the choice to open the door to God's grace coming to us through other people.

The crucifixion is what kingship for Jesus means. Rather than sitting on a throne and lording it over us, he takes his place on the cross, stretches his arms out wide as if to embrace us all, and gives his life for you and for me.