Monthly Archives: December 2018
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4th Sunday of Advent
Posted on December 20, 2018 by David Jackson in Reflections on Sunday GospelsMary, first Disciple Introduction: Mary is the person presented to us to reflect on today. Homily: Many times I’ve heard the story of the visitation of Mary to her relative Elizabeth. Usually I have taken it to mean that Mary had a special experience of the Good news happen to her. She responded by going to be with her relative […]
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Advent 3 C
Posted on December 20, 2018 by David Jackson in Reflections on Sunday GospelsAdvent inspires so much in me. I get carried away a bit in what follows. 1) I decided to begin with what I formally titled a P.S. You might want to stay only with these thoughts. 2) I then reproduce an extended homily from a Claretion community web site. 3) To end I reproduce the […]
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Second Sunday of Advent “C”
Posted on December 8, 2018 by David Jackson in Reflections on Sunday Gospels2nd Advent C Jesus, rigorist Messiah or One who eats with sinners Introduction: The main person, offered for our consideration, this second Sunday of Advent is John the Baptist. He is featured next Sunday too. The prophet Baruch and the prophet John the Baptist speak of preparations being made. Baruch makes a person out of Jerusalem and gives […]
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First Sunday of Advent “C”
Posted on December 8, 2018 by David Jackson in Reflections on Sunday Gospels–Henri Nouwen ADVENT DOES NOT LEAD TO NERVOUS TENSION STEMMING FROM EXPECTATION OF SOMETHING SPECTACULAR ABOUT TO HAPPEN. ON THE CONTRARY, IT LEADS TO A GROWING INNER STILLNESS AND JOY ALLOWING ME TO REALIZE THAT HE FOR WHOM I AM WAITING HAS ALREADY ARRIVED AND SPEAKS TO ME IN THE SILENCE OF MY HEART. JUST […]
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