4th Sunday in Advent, Year B – Homily

4th Sunday in Advent, Year B 2 Samuel 7:1-5, 8b-12, 14a, 16 Romans 16:25-27 Luke 1:26-38 December 21, 2014 Today we hear about King David and Mary, two people very much interested in doing God’s Will but come from two very different perspectives.  God made them both great. David was chosen by God to be …

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The Meaning of Christmas

Here are some pre-Christmas thoughts I wrote for the bulletin as we come close to Christmas. Well, here we are just a few days till Christmas.  We will celebrate Masses as follows: Christmas Eve 4:00 p.m. Children’s Christmas Pageant with Mass immediately following 6:30 p.m. 11:00 p.m. with Christmas Music beginning at 10:15 p.m. Christmas …

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3rd Sunday in Advent, Year B – Homily

3rd Sunday in Advent, Year B Isaiah 61:1-2a, 10-11 1 Thessalonians 5:16-24 John 1:6-8, 19-28 December 14, 2014 Christmas is getting closer but it still isn’t here yet.  We are still waiting. As the time drew closer for Jesus’ birth, God sent John the Baptist.  Why?  To offer testimony, testimony that the Messiah is coming …

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