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Bishop Robert Barron - The Promise of Emmanuel: Friends, many mythologies and philosophies in the ancient world held that time is cyclical; it just goes round and round. Many people today, on the other hand, hold that time is meaningless; it is just one thing after another. The Bible says no to both of those finally despairing understandings of time. As we see in the readings for the fourth Sunday of Advent, time has a trajectory; it moves toward its fulfillment in Christ, who is Emmanuel—“God is with us.” listen to more...
Dr. Scott Hahn - God is With Us:
The mystery kept secret for long ages, promised through His prophets in the holy Scriptures, is today revealed. This is the “Gospel of God” that Paul celebrates in today’s Epistle—the good news that “God is with us” in Jesus Christ. The sign promised to the House of David in today’s First Reading is given in today’s Gospel. In the virgin found with child, God Himself has brought to Israel a savior from David’s royal line. read more or listen...
Our Sunday Visitor – Opening the Word – A Gift from Heaven:
“Infant that he was, he was also the Word.” That’s the simple truth, as St. Augustine put it, of the mystery of Christmas, that the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. It’s not a truth one figures out on one’s own; rather, it’s a revelation. Our minds must be opened by a grace from beyond; faith is a gift; we know Christ by an epiphany. We’ve looked; we’ve rejoiced; now God is near. read more...
10:30 Livestream Mass
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