בְּהַעֲלֹתְךָ אֶת הַנֵּרֹת וגו’: (במדבר ח:ב) The tribal princes did not include Aaron when they brought their offerings for the inauguration of the Altar. God reassured Aaron by noting that he had inaugurated the Candelabrum, which was just as important – if not more so – than inaugurating the Altar. [G-d instructed Moses to tell […]
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HOMILY: The Nativity Of Saint John The Baptist, by Hildegard of Bingen
Homily 41 The time came for Elizabeth to give birth, and she bore a son. And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had magnified his great mercy for her, and they rejoiced with her. And it happened on the eighth day that they came to circumcise the boy, and they were going to […]
John the Wild Man
On the Feast of John the Baptist, this reflection from Iwona ought to set a wild fire in our hearts!Come Holy Spirit! John has nothing to lose and is not afraid of offending anyone or for being canceled. He speaks with raw precision, and frightening accuracy, stinging every camp with power or position, with arrows […]
Today, you have inherited…everything.
Easter is a celebration of inheritance and anyone who tells you otherwise is just mistaken. Following the wake is the reading of bequeathing. Today, you inherit the cosmos and all creation. Everything that is the Son’s becomes yours. Because of what He did, you possess all He has. Today, is about Blessing.Today, we feast. Today, […]
Christmas, Let it linger
I used to rush to take the tree down and put the lights away before the New Year began. It made sense to begin the year fresh. That is until one day it didn’t make much sense. Once I became a mom and I began to relate more to the little mother of Jesus, it […]