March 19 – Today, the Church commemorates Joseph, guardian of our Lord. All that we know of Joseph we learn from the first two chapters of the Gospels according to St. Matthew and St. Luke. He is mentioned only in passing in Luke 3:23; John 1:45; John 6:42 as the supposed father of Jesus. (MarkContinueContinue reading “March 19 — Joseph, Guardian of Our Lord”
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December 28 — The Holy Innocents
When Herod saw that he had been tricked by the wise men, he was infuriated, and he sent and killed all the children in and around Bethlehem who were two years old or under, according to the time that he had learned from the wise men. [Matthew 2:16 NRSV] Today, the Church commemorates The HolyContinueContinue reading “December 28 — The Holy Innocents”
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“…but this one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the heavenly call of God in Christ Jesus.” [Philippians 3:13-14 NRSV] I recall a conversation I had with my mother when she first moved to Columbus, Ohio, fromContinueContinue reading “73”
Walking Together in Faith 