And the Word became flesh and lived among us, I think that we have become disconnected from the traditional Christian theology of the physical body. Sometimes we think it is all bad, so we must deny anything our body wants. That is asceticism. Or we may swing the other way and feel we must satisfy …
Tag: Advent
Dec 07
The Harshness of Advent
“The stories of Advent are drug from the harsh soil of human struggle and the littered landscape of dashed dreams. They are told from the vista of where sin still reigns supreme and hope has gone on vacation. Many prefer the major notes of Joy and Gladness in the Christmas stories to the minor keys …
Dec 15
Fourth Sunday in Advent
Matthew 1:18-25The Moral Dilemma of Listening to God“Now, the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way…”(Matt 1:18) Matthew introduces the events of Jesus’ life in a very simple way. Yet, soon the account moves from simple to a moral dilemma. Joseph, a righteousness man, an honorable man found himself having to choose …
