A song for Advent
Br Huy, a Redemptorist, has created a song called Mary and the Hope of Advent. Please listen, as we journey through the season of Advent, a time of repentance and looking ahead.
The vital role of women -Gospel Reflection
Fresh from her encounter with the angel Gabriel, “Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country” to visit her cousin Elizabeth who was herself pregnant in her old age. This meeting of two Spirit-filled pregnant women, seeking to understand what God is doing in their lives, is remarkable in the way it captures their very human interaction and their prophetic voices.
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Jokes 18/12
Jokes Why wait until Christmas Day for the corny jokes in the crackers? Let’s start now. Merry Christmas! How is Christmas exactly like your job? You do all the work and some fat guy in a suit gets all the credit. How do you know when Santa’s around? You can always sense his presents.
Jesus was no wowser
I was once surprised to hear one of my students describe Jesus as a “wowser” and Christianity as the world’s foremost proponent of “wowserism”. While I might be able to understand why a young person might express the latter sentiment (albeit unjustly), I find it difficult to see how anyone could accuse Jesus of being a “wowser”.
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Experiencing joy through repentance-Gospel Reflection
The two themes of Sunday’s readings are repentance and joy. We do not usually associate these two themes with each other, but they go hand in glove in the kingdom of God.
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Jokes 11/12
Jokes I saw a friend who had a black eye. I asked him how he got it. He said he was standing in church last week and he noticed that the lady in front had her dress accidentally tucked into her underwear. He thought he’d do her a favour and leant forward and pulled the
A time to repent
John the Baptist is preaching at the River Jordan. After listening to him, three different groups ask a simple question, “What must we do?” John replies to each group separately, according to their way of life.