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.

TUESDAY, THE FIFTH DAY IN THE OCTAVE OF CHRISTMAS—Saint Thomas Becket, bishop & martyr, December 29

Beloved:
This is the way we may know that we are in union with him:
whoever claims to abide in him ought to walk just as he walked.
(1 Jn 2:3-11)

The Letters of John remind us of what it means to live in Christian Community. To walk as He walked is a wonderful description of discipleship and how we should treat one another. We are not forging a new path, we are simply following in His footsteps. Today is the feast of Saint Thomas Becket who followed the footsteps of Christ and gave his life for the Lord. The Christmas Carol today is from Colombia, Antón.