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Desiring Patient Fidelity
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
Text from the first three paragraphs of "Desiring Patient Fidelity, Often in the Midst of Great Poverty"|In the Midst of Great Poverty.|Praying with the Nativity scriptures can help us with a profound support for our ...
Dinner Prayers for the Second Part of Advent
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
"Text from the first half of "Dinner Prayers"|In the second part of Advent, the last eight days, from December 17 through Christmas Eve, our main attention shifts away from the first readings, although the Old Testament ...
Why is it so Difficult to Enter Into Advent?
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
Text from the first three paragraphs of "Why is it So Difficult to Enter into Advent?"|It happens every year, as predictably as drawing up a shopping list, decorating the tree and planning the Christmas Dinner. Every year ...
Desires Page: Finding Words to Name Our Desires
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
Lord, let me experience your coming into my heart today.|Lord, I want to embrace the gift of peace you are offering me.| Please, Lord, slow me down.|Forgive me my impatience, my judgements, my jealousies, my greed and any ...
Dinner Prayers for the First Part of Advent
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
Text from the first half of "Dinner Prayers"|The First Part of Advent has a special feel to it. Unlike the rest of the Liturgical year, the readings don't focus as much on the Gospels as they do the first readings. Those ...
Praying with Jesus in the Womb
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
Text from the first five paragraphs of "Praying with Jesus in the Womb"|We know his life on this earth began in the womb, at the moment of his conception. And, so we know that the first part of his journey among us - the ...
Making and Keeping New Years Resolutions
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
Text from the first four paragraphs of "Making and Keeping New Year's Resolutions"|Why should I make any New Year's Resolutions? I never keep them.|Almost all of us have had the experience of wanting to begin a new year ...
How Holy Can My Family Be?
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
Jesus went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them; and his mother kept all these things in her heart. And Jesus advanced (in) wisdom and age and favor before God and man. - Luke 2|It is probably fair ...
Learning Perserverance in Difficult Times
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
Text from the first four paragraphs of "Learning Perseverance in Difficult Times"|Sometimes, the Load We Carry Is Very Great|In a season dedicated to hope and expectant longing, it is good to name the fact that for some ...
A Parent Reflects on Jesus' Parents
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
When I was first married, we would pull out a traditional Italian creche scene and I would set up the shepherds, he animals, three kings and then the family: Jesus in his manger with Joseph and Mary standing on either side ...