We have just heard in today’s Gospel the cry of Elizabeth: “Of all women, you are the most blessed, and blessed is the fruit of your womb”. St. Luke records these words of Elizabeth as the first and spontaneous effect of her…
Homily for Advent 3C, 16 December 2018, Philippians 4:4-7
It’s customary on Gaudete Sunday to speak about Christian joy. Rejoice in the Lord! says St. Paul. It’s wonderful for us to ponder this Apostolic imperative: so very remarkable, so challenging, so attractive! The joy of Christ; the joy of the Holy Spirit: it’s both our birth right as Christians to possess, and our duty to…