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Our Lord Jesus continues with His Sermon on the Mount, telling His disciples they are salt and light. These are not insignificant things, but rather essential for life.

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Jesus Christ begins His Sermon on the Mount with a radical invitation to see the world in a new way - this is the meaning of metanoia. He especially invites us to meekness, a quality that these times so desperately need.

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Jesus begins his ministry with a message that sums His entire message - Reform. He invites disciples to be conformed to Him and to be transformed to lead others to Him.

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St. John, instead of sharing about the Baptism of the Lord, helps us to reflect on what it means, as John the Baptist witnesses to Jesus as the Lamb of God. What is our testimony?

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Christ is baptized by John, transforming the waters and giving them power to wash away Original sin, and in turn our baptism transforms us to be children of God.

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I was honored to give a presentation of my book, True Mercy Has Teeth, to the Catholic Daughters of Holy Redeemer, Marshall. In this presentation, I share about the origin of the idea for the book as well as a brief introduction to the concept and themes.

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The Magi travelled many miles and many months to worship the newborn King, and offered Him gifts symbolic of who He truly was. What are we offering?

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With the Blessed Mother, we ponder the mystery of her Divine Son.

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As we reflect on the Holy Family, we seek to follow the model that Jesus, Mary and Joseph provide, and pray for the good of all families.

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The Creed and the Gloria, two texts we might take for granted, inform us what we celebrate with Christ’s birth.

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