Father R. Michael Schaab
Living the Word l Father R. Michael Schaab Fourth Sunday of Advent l Dec. 18 Isaiah 7:10-14; Psalm 24:1-2,3-4,5-6; Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1:18-24 There are two messages in the readings, one about Jesus and one about ourselves. The first message is found in the reading from Isaiah and in the Gospel. The second message is found […]
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Reviewed by Katie Bogner I recently met a seemingly unreachable goal — I finished buying all of my Christmas gifts before Advent began. It is my hope that having that list checked off will allow me to enter into the beautiful waiting of the Season of Advent with more peace and stillness. I am already […]
Continue readingMy Vocation is Love l Lindsey Weishar Over the years, I’ve come to appreciate Advent not merely as a countdown to Christmas but as a season all its own. I love the strain of mystery that permeates these four weeks, the hopeful expectancy displayed in the daily readings, and that each Sunday we mark with […]
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Living the Word l Father R. Michael Schaab Second Sunday of Advent l Dec. 4 Isaiah 11:1-10; Psalm 72:1-2,7-8,12-13,17; Romans 15:4-9; Matthew 3:1-12 Advent comes from two Latin words that mean “to come to.” They are applied in two different ways — God comes to us and we come to God. These applications have different dimensions, […]
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Some changes have been made to the schedule for Holy Hours with the Diocesan Traveling Monstrance in December. The corrected schedule is: Dec. 1, Immaculate Conception, Carthage; Dec. 5, Sacred Heart, Warsaw; Dec. 8, Sacred Heart, Dallas City; Dec. 12, St. Patrick, Raritan; Dec. 15, St. Theresa, Alexis; Dec. 19, St. Ambrose, Milan; Dec. 22, […]
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A lit candle is seen on an Advent wreath. Advent, which begins this Sunday, Nov. 27, is a season of waiting. (CNS photo/Lisa Johnston, St Louis Review)
Cathedral Nativity loaned to community festival An historic Nativity that has graced the sanctuary of St. Mary’s Cathedral since 1933 is one of 750 that will be displayed at the Peoria Area Community Festival of Nativities, planned for Dec. 1-4, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Peoria. The theme for this […]
Continue readingIn My Father’s House l Paul Moore I have less time now. I suppose that metaphysically, that is true of all of us . . . all the time. We are always progressing along the path of life that moves upward toward heaven, but first down to the grave. Still, on a less metaphysical level, […]
Continue readingCause of Our Joy l Katie Faley Have you ever had a “God moment”? They’re those moments throughout ordinary life where something is just so obvious that it’s been orchestrated by God. God is speaking to us all the time silently in our hearts, but it’s nice to have some concrete “signs” every once in […]
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Shawn Reeves
Living the Word l Shawn Reeves Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, King of the Universe l Nov. 20 2 Samuel 5:1-3; Psalm 122:1-2,3-4,4-5; Colossians 1:12-20; Luke 23:35-43 Self-preservation is one of the most powerful forces of human nature. When we (or those we love) are threatened, we find ourselves doing things we otherwise would not […]
Continue readingMy Vocation is Love l Lindsey Weishar Though never quite ready for the transition within this season — from early fall, where the leaves vividly bear witness to the fact that both “nature’s first [and last] green is gold,” to the bare-limbed frosty reality of later fall — I find the dip into November presents […]
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