From the monthly archives:

December 2007

True Stars of Our Life

December 24, 2007

On this Christmas Eve 2007 the words of Pope Benedict’s Encyclical Letter Spe Salvi  (on Christian hope) are cause for attention:
“The true stars of our life are the people who have lived good lives. They are lights of hope. Certainly, Jesus Christ is the true light, the sun that has risen above all the shadows of history. [...]

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St. Clement&Holy Name: People are Precious

December 23, 2007

The windows are spectacular in this Sheboygan downtown place of prayer. However, when praying with this faith community, one discovers that the people who gather together Sunday after Sunday are the works of art that make this church truly precious and impressive. What a welcoming spirit! The active participation of all ages is clearly visible in spoken and sung words, and in tiny [...]

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Postulants’ Ceremony of Public Witness

December 9, 2007

The Franciscan Sisters of Christian Charity witnessed the Reception of the Insignia of St. Francis (the tau cross with Jesus hand covering that of St. Francis) for postulants Sarah Gardner and Angela LaValley on the evening of December 8. This exhortation taken from the Letter to the Ephesians and Chapter 24 from The Earlier Rule [...]

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I Really Like Advent!

December 1, 2007

Advent is a celebration of time for me. I look forward to many readings, symbols, and the reaching out to others that confidently point to Jesus.  Clearly, Advent initiates the reliving of the Jesus – event within the Liturgical year. Advent is genuine, more real than all the shopping, foods, gatherings, that celebrate Santa, elves, reindeer [...]

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