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Feast of the Epiphany – January 6, 2019
Readings: Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72; Ephesians 3:2-3A, 5-6; Matthew 2:1-12 A thousand pin pricks of light illuminate the deep desert sky, but the Magi see only one. A maverick star appearing from far beyond the edge of the known calls to them. Pay attention, it seems to...
Reflection for December 31
The scene: a group of people gathered at a crossroads. Under the impact of forces beyond their control, they are pushed to make a choice that none of them really wants to make. The choice means that they must undertake a difficult journey and leave behind their home,...
Charity Wisdom Christmastide – Epiphany
Christmas: as the days’ light slowly increases, we celebrate Christ, Word made flesh, God’s greatest gift to us. We honor Mary as the bearer of our hope and peace. We share the call to make Christ known as Savior of all nations (Epiphany). From centuries ago,...
A Special Christmas Gift
Sister Mary Caulfield, a Sister of Charity since 1949, lives at Kittay House in the Bronx. With the help of Sister Arleen Ketchum, Sister Mary created a little Christmas joy for the twenty-two Sisters in the Kittay community by purchasing stockings for them. Together...
December 23, 2018 – Fourth Sunday of Advent
READINGS: Micah 5:1–4a; Ps.80: 2-3, 15–16, 18–19; Hebrews 10: 5-10; Luke 1: 39–45 “Make us turn to you. Let us see your Face.” “Mary set out and traveled to the hill country in haste.” Somehow Miryam of Nazareth has been imaged as a very young woman alone and hurrying...
December 16, 2018—Third Sunday of Advent
READINGS: Zephaniah 3:14-18a; Isaiah 12:2-6; Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:10-18 Shout for joy, O Daughter Zion! Fear not, be not discouraged! Your kindness should be known to all; have no anxiety at all. When fear overrides our good fortune, and terror by night and by...
Second Sunday of Advent — December 9, 2018
READINGS: Baruch 5:1-9; Psalm 126: 1-6; Philippians 1:4-6, 8-11; Luke 3 1-6 Called by name, Jerusalem! No time for funereal looks. Stand up, Jerusalem. Look and see! We are urged in today's scripture readings to prepare to hear, to...
Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception – December 8, 2018
READINGS: Genesis 3: 9–15, 20; Psalm 98; Ephesians 1: 3–6, 11–12; Luke 1: 26–38 Today’s feast is mysterious in many ways. The doctrine tells us that God’s power — unexpected and unprecedented — acted at the very moment of Mary’s conception. Born of the love of her...
Fordham University Hosts Sacred Shelter Launch Party
NOTE: Today, December 5th, at 11 pm, the Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC will feature Team Member James Addison talking about the “Sacred Shelter.” Tune in at WNYC 93.9 FM or WNYC AM 820. By Karolina May The Sacred Shelter book launch party was held on December 4,...
December 2, 2018 — First Sunday of Advent
READINGS: Jeremiah 33: 14–16; Psalm 25; 1 Thessalonians 3: 12- 4:2; Luke 21: 25-28, 34-36 How many times have we heard today’s Scripture? Are we not all familiar with Advent and its meaning? We are preparing for the coming of Christ so as to remember and...