Reflection on the Nativity Gospels, #13

Nativity Gospels

He has filled the hungry with good things Reflections on the Nativity Gospels #13Luke 1:39-56 It is time once again to consider our icon of the Supplication (Deisis), depicting Christ Almighty flanked by John the Baptist, the final prophet of the Old...

Reflection on the Nativity Gospels, #14

Nativity Gospels

She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger Reflections on the Nativity Gospels #14Luke 2:1-7 On Christmas Eve in the year 1223, St. Francis of Assisi marked the feast of Christ’s birth with a crib scene or creche, inaugurating a beloved custom that...

Reflection on the Nativity Gospels, #15

Nativity Gospels

Glory to God in the HighestReflections on the Nativity Gospels #15Luke 2:8-20    When Uzziah, the tenth king of Judah, died in 739 B.C., the prophet Isaiah underwent an extraordinary experience in the Jerusalem Temple. He beheld the Lord God Almighty on His...

Christ-Hymn of Philippians, #1

Christ Hymns of Philippians

‘Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus’Philippians 2:5-11 [Part 1] When St. Paul was imprisoned for preaching the Gospel in Philippi, St. Luke tells us he and his companion Silas sang hymns of praise to God (Acts 16:15). Later, St. Paul instructed the...

Christ-Hymn of Philippians, #2

Christ Hymns of Philippians

Though He was in the form of God….’Philippians 2:5-11 [Part 2] Wings of Desire is a 1987 film by German director Wim Wenders. Its main character is an angel who spends his time overlooking the vast city of Berlin from lofty heights and listening to the inner thoughts...