Fr. Wiseman

Christmas

Why did the Son of God take our human nature? Thomas points out that everything actsaccording to what it is, just as humans act in

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Fr. Wiseman

Fourth Sunday of Advent – A

Eternally, Jesus is the Son of the Father. Luke’s Gospel brings out the Father’srole even in the human conception of Jesus: “”The Holy Spirit will

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Third Sunday of Advent – A

“Messiah” is the Hebrew word, for the “anointed one.” Some of our Advent hymnsaddress Jesus as “Messiah.” For instance, “Come Divine Messiah.” What do we

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Second Sunday of Advent

The four Gospels proclaim the same message about Jesus, yet each Evangelist hasunique insights into the Old Testament’s witness to Jesus. In today’s Gospel (Mt

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Thirty Third Sunday – C

Initially, Paul thought that Jesus was coming soon. Some early Christians were so surethat Jesus was coming soon, they stopped working. Paul told the Christians

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All Souls Day

In his encyclical Spe Salvi, Pope Benedict XVI asks: “what sort of hope could everjustify … that, on the basis of that hope and simply

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Thirtieth Sunday – C

What makes a life a success? Many of us think in terms of prosperity: a well-providedfamily, prosperous or at least sufficient wealth, an important position

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