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"The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it." (John 1:5)

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God Waits!

A Homily for the 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time There is a wisdom that founds a vision and the vision opens out onto a mission and the mission requires we take the risk of faith. We read today in the Book of the prophet Daniel: "But the wise shall shine brightly like the splendor of … Continue reading God Waits!

Posted on November 17, 2024 by frjcoopTagged bible, christianity, faith, god, jesus. Leave a comment

Thank You & Goodbye

A Homily for the 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time When God says to the Prophet Isaiah or to the visionary, John, in the Book of Revelation: "See, I make all things new!" Or when St. Paul tells us "all that matters now is a new creation." Do we realize that for God new means new? … Continue reading Thank You & Goodbye

Posted on October 27, 2024 by frjcoopTagged bartimaeus, bible, faith, god, jesus. Leave a comment

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Born from the Gaze of God

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I must believe that you love to look at who I am becoming. I must believe your eyes; the nakedness of your "I love you," that strips me naked. Just like Jesus on the cross; surrendered to your gaze alone and trusting desperately. Certain he is being sought, certain he is being found. I must believe another view of me exists -- the profile you see. I am learning this! -- Blessed Christophe Lebreton, ocso

"The light shines in the darkness. Thus, the darkness glorifies God, and the light shines in it, not so much as opposites placed next to each other, but rather as opposites placed within each other."

"Commentary on John" by Meister Eckhart

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