These reflections are a result of more than 40 years of ministry as a Roman Catholic priest. Most of these years I spent in the Diocese of Charlotte which covers Western North Carolina. Now I am retired, and live in Medellín, Colombia where I continue to serve as a priest in the Archdiocese of Medellín.

Sunday, Advent IV, O King of the Nations, December 22

Thus says the LORD: You, Bethlehem-Ephrathah too small to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is to be ruler in Israel; whose origin is from of old, from ancient times. He shall stand firm and shepherd his flock by the strength of the LORD; he shall be peace. (Micah 5:1-4a)
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/122224.cfm
The One whose coming we await does not offer tax cuts for billionaires nor mass deportations. Rather the One who comes is the Good Shepherd who feeds the hungry and welcomes the stranger.