When I think of that modest room lit by a receptive heart even before the messenger appearedI wonder if she was dreaming of her expected lifewith Josephas many girls do when they are betrothed.But thena shift in the room’s energyand a benediction uttered out of the silence,not much of a preamble to the predictionof pregnancy and prophecy landingsmack dab not only into her storybut her … Continue reading The Big Yes
The morning walk is a handful of autumn leavesI want to hold itkeep itgrasp its beautyto revisit and savorthe colorsthe explosion of scarlet and flameand the sun warming my facebut this is not the wayof things.The drying weeds bowto the beautyof inevitabilityof deathof absence and lossthat the autumn leaves singand the geese declare to one anotheras they pass overhead.Time is not a thief.It is a … Continue reading A Handful of Autumn Leaves
The O Antiphons are about 1500 years old. In the last seven days of Advent, they declare seven names of Christ. They are most commonly known as the verses of the hymn “O Come, O Come Emmanuel.”VIIO Emmanuel, our king and our lawgiver,the hope of the nations and their Savior:Come and save us, O Lord our God.We rode the creaking van throughrough non-streets of a … Continue reading O Antiphons – O Emmanuel
The O Antiphons are about 1500 years old. In the last seven days of Advent, they declare seven names of Christ. They are most commonly known as the verses of the hymn “O Come, O Come Emmanuel.”VIO King of the nations, and their desire,the cornerstone making both one:Come and save the human race,which you fashioned from clay.There is so much more to makingthan forming shapes.There … Continue reading O Antiphons – O King of Nations
The O Antiphons are about 1500 years old. In the last seven days of Advent, they declare seven names of Christ. They are most commonly known as the verses of the hymn “O Come, O Come Emmanuel.”VO Dayspring,splendor of light eternal and sun of righteousness:Come and enlighten those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death.You call me from the city scape and hearthto … Continue reading O Antiphons – O Dayspring
IVO Key of David and scepter of the House of Israel,you open and no one can shut;you shut and no one can open:Come and lead the prisoners from the prison house,those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death. I was content in the cloister,safe from wildness without until the day a door was left ajar.My heart escaped before my mind could stop it.Now … Continue reading O Antiphons – O Key of David
The O Antiphons are about 1500 years old. In the last seven days of Advent, they declare seven names of Christ. They are most commonly known as the verses of the hymn “O Come, O Come Emmanuel.”IIIO Root of Jesse, standing as a sign among the peoples;before you kings will shut their mouths,to you the nations will make their prayer:Come and deliver us, and delay … Continue reading O Antiphons – O Root of Jesse
The O Antiphons are about 1500 years old. In the last seven days of Advent, they declare seven names of Christ. They are most commonly known as the verses of the hymn “O Come, O Come Emmanuel.”IIO Adonai, and leader of the House of Israel,who appeared to Moses in the fire and the burning bushand gave him the law on Sinai;Come and redeem us with … Continue reading O Antiphons – O Adonai
The O Antiphons are about 1500 years old. In the last seven days of Advent, they declare seven names of Christ. They are most commonly known as the verses of the hymn “O Come, O Come Emmanuel.”IO Wisdom, coming forth from the mouth of the Most High,reaching from one end to the other mightily,and sweetly ordering all things:Come and teach us the way of prudence.The … Continue reading O Antiphons – Wisdom
Recently I was in Michigan for a conference, and I rented a car so that I could drive to my friends’ homes and stay with them instead of staying in a hotel. While I’m glad I made those arrangements, in the moment I realized that I had forgotten how fast Michiganders drive. Yikes. I was white-knuckling it in a “mid-size” (small) rental car in commuter … Continue reading
saint sinner seeker 