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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.

Shout for joy, O daughter Zion!        Sing joyfully, O Israel!    Be glad and exult with all your heart,        O daughter Jerusalem!The LORD, your…

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Saturday, 11 December 2021 00:00

Saturday, Week II, Advent

As they were coming down from the mountain, the disciples asked Jesus,“Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” He said in reply,…

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Friday, 10 December 2021 00:00

Friday, Week II, Advent

The Son of Man came eating and drinking and they said,
‘Look, he is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and…

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Thursday, 09 December 2021 00:00

Saint Juan Diego Cuauhtatoatzin, December 9

The afflicted and the needy seek water in vain,    their tongues are parched with thirst.I, the LORD, will answer them;    I, the God of Israel,…

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God chose us in Christ, before the foundation of the world, to be holy and without blemish before him. In love he destined us for adoption…

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Tuesday, 07 December 2021 00:00

Saint Ambrose, bishop & doctor, December 7

Comfort, give comfort to my people, says your God. Here comes with power the Lord GOD,who rules by his strong arm. Like a shepherd he…

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Monday, 06 December 2021 00:00

Saint Nicholas, bishop, December 6

Say to those whose hearts are frightened:    Be strong, fear not! Here is your God, he comes with vindication;    With divine recompense he comes to save…

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Sunday, 05 December 2021 00:00

II ADVENT SUNDAY

The word of God came to John the son of Zechariah in the desert. John went throughout the whole region of the Jordan, proclaiming a baptism…

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Responsorial Psalm (Psalm 147)R. Blessed are all who wait for the Lord. The LORD rebuilds Jerusalem; and gathers the dispersed of Israel. 
R. Blessed are…

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Friday, 03 December 2021 00:00

Saint Francis Xavier, Presbyter, December 3

On that day the deaf shall hear the words of a book;And out of gloom and darkness, the eyes of the blind shall see.The lowly…
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