EPIPHANY 2015: Reflection for Epiphany, January 4

by Mary Lou Kownacki, osb Isaiah 60:1-6 | Ephesians 3:2-3, 5-6 | Matthew 2:1-12 Today is the feast of light. When Robert Louis Stevenson was a little boy he lived in a house on a hillside in Scotland. Every evening he would watch the lamplighter walk through the streets in the valley below lighting each of the … Continue reading EPIPHANY 2015: Reflection for Epiphany, January 4

NEW YEAR’S DAY 2015: Reflection for New Year’s Day, World Day of Peace, Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, Jan. 1

by Arturo Chavez Numbers 6:22-27 | Galatians 4:4-7 | Luke 2:16-21 Mary treasured all these things and reflected on them in her heart. (Lk 2:19) As we begin a new year, we turn to our Blessed Mother for a blessing. As our Lady of Peace, I'm sure she would use Moses' familiar words, "May God look upon you … Continue reading NEW YEAR’S DAY 2015: Reflection for New Year’s Day, World Day of Peace, Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, Jan. 1