Before Christmas, I think we need to spend some time with Mary, the real Mary, because she helps us understand what it means to be a person of faith in a dark time.
Category Archives: Advent
Joy
On the second Sunday of Advent, a sermon about John the Baptist and deep subversive joy. What if, in these anxious days, what we really need to repent is the meagerness of our hope?
Translating Advent
The current moment makes talking about hope all the more challenging. Which is why Advent begins where it does. Today we encounter Jesus talking about the end of the world. Jesus begins with ominous signs in the heavens, the rushing of the seas, the distress of the people. Jesus begins where all hope for change begins, with disruption.
Virgin of Guadalupe
The image of our Lady of Guadalupe can be an icon, if she helps us to see the ways that God nurtures and protects us all. La Virgen de Guadalupe tells us, “God is with us. God cares for us as a mother.” She points us to the unexpected love of God. Deep down, how many of us still need to learn to expect God’s love?
Mike Angell 