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

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I Believe in You

A Homily for the Feast of the Holy Family 2024 I fell in love this Christmas... but not with a person! Rather, I fell in love with a song. There is a contemporary Christmas carol entitled: "The Carol of Joseph." This song caught my eye, or rather my ear, first, because there are so few … Continue reading I Believe in You

Posted on December 29, 2024 by frjcoopTagged bible, christmas, faith, jesus, joseph. Leave a comment

Born from the Gaze of God

(Icon by Nathanael Theuma)

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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