What was from the beginning was heard, seen and touched. It concerns the revelation of eternal life made visible. St. John the Apostle was among those to behold it. He proclaims it in the first chapter of his First Epistle, almost summarizing the Prologue to his Gospel account. In reading his words slowly, prayerfully, I …
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St. Lucy: Witness to the Light
In today’s first reading at Holy Mass, for Monday of the third week of Advent, we read/hear an early prophecy for the coming of Christ. It comes from a very unexpected source. When the Israelites were encamped in Moab, passing through on their way into the promised land, the king of Moab, Balak fears that …
Lion, not Dogg
While it involves an absolutely ridiculous sounding name, I welcome the transformation of rapper Snoop Dogg into reggae musician Snoop Lion. Why is this even worthy to be blogged about? It’s not, not really. I do, however, appreciate when a entertainer takes a positive step in the right direction. Specially, Snoop (whoose music I was …