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Longing for the Light of Christ – Br. Mark Brown
Isaiah 60: 1-3, 18-19; Psalm 36: 5-10; 1 Peter 2: 4-10; John 1: 1-5 If we know someone is coming, we wait for them. After a while, waiting becomes longing. Now, as we approach the darkest day of the...
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God’s Work of Art – Br. Geoffrey Tristram
Epiphany II Four times a day when I was at seminary in England we were called to chapel by the sound of a bell. And on that bell were inscribed, in Greek, the words “faithful is he who calls.” (1 Th...
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Light – Br. Geoffrey Tristram
Christmas is here! The prophet Isaiah proclaims it with ringing words of joy: “The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. Those who live in a land of deep darkness – on them has light...
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Come to the Light – Br. David Allen
1 Jn 2:7-11 The first reading for today begins with the words, “Beloved, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment that you have had from the beginning; the old command-ment is the...
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You Are My Witnesses – Br. James Koester
Acts 1: 15-17, 21-26; Psalm 1; 1 John 5: 9-13; John 17: 6-19 There is a word, or at least the implication of a word that pops up frequently during these days of Easter. Jesus implies it when he tells...
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Read, Mark, Learn, and Inwardly Digest – Br. Curtis Almquist
The Roman Emperor Gaius Caligula was intent to install his bust in the Temple in Jerusalem. And why not? The Emperor was the emperor, after all, and one of his many titles, Divi Filius (Son of God),...
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Fruitcake – Br. Mark Brown
There’s a rich, very dense, chewy cake called pan forte that is an Italian specialty, especially in Tuscany. The version from Siena requires 17 different ingredients, one for each of the 17 contrade,...
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A Wonderful Moment Missed – Br. David Vryhof
A few days ago I held a baby. That might not seem like such a remarkable thing, but I can’t remember the last time I’ve had a chance to do it. I suspect it’s been a couple of years. Babies don’t...
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Sleepy Heads – Br. Mark Brown
They were weighed down with sleep—but they stayed awake, it says. Icons of the Transfiguration often show the disciples lying on the ground while Jesus and Moses and Elijah stand in glory on the...
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The Lesson of the Fig Tree: Repent – Br. David Vryhof
The question posed by Jesus in today’s gospel reading is an ancient one – and one that is still very much with us today. The question is this: “Do people who suffer deserve to suffer?” Pause for a...
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