Blog - December 2023

December 31, 2023: "In our families, in our own lives, we turn often to Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. They understand our challenges. Those of you who are parents especially should be talking to St. Joseph and our Mother Mary every day, asking for their intercession and their guidance."

December 26, 2023: "We celebrate the feast of St. Stephen, the first martyr of the Church, I was thinking that the Church gives us this feast on the day after Christmas to remind us that our faith in Jesus Christ is not just warm feelings and beautiful ideas."

December 25, 2023: "Jesus comes, just as the prophet Isaiah promised he would, like “a great light” breaking into this “land of gloom.” He comes to light our path through this world of darkness. So my brothers and sisters, in his glorious light we see our life’s true worth. We see why we are here, and who we are made to be!"

December 24, 2023: :as we come close to the celebration of Christmas, I think it’s good to stop and think about how beautiful it is that we are part of the plan of God from history in the simplicity of our own personal lives. This is why our Gospel today centers us on the figure of Mary, our Blessed Mother. Because Mary is the model for our relationship with God. Jesus must be born in every heart, just as he was born in the heart of Mary. And for that, obviously, we must say “yes” to God — just as Mary did."

December 21, 2023: "Jesus once said of himself: “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head.” So we pray that our brothers and sisters will find rest and comfort in God’s loving arms, and that the home they could not find on earth, they will now have forever in heaven."

December 17, 2023: "We rejoice on this third Sunday in Advent because we realize that something wonderful is about to happen — in just a week from now! God is coming to dwell among us! The Word is coming to be made flesh! We are rejoicing because Jesus Christ desires to be born in our world and in our hearts."