The Annunciation (1898) by Henry Ossawa Tanner
Remembering Dr. King — And the Challeng
Gaudete! Rejoice!
Sing and rejoice, O daughter Zion! See, I am coming to dwell among you, says the LORD.Many nations shall join themselves to the LORD on that day,and they shall be his people,and he will dwell among you,and you shall know that the LORD of hosts has sent me to you.The LORD will possess Judah as his …
Waiting in Hope: The First Sunday in Advent
Watch, therefore;you do not know when the Lord of the house is coming,whether in the evening, or at midnight,or at cockcrow, or in the morning.May he not come suddenly and find you sleeping.What I say to you, I say to all: ‘Watch!’”-- The Gospel of Mark As I begin to write about hope, Thanksgiving approaches. …
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“And He Shall Reign, forevah and eh-eh-vah!!!”
Christus Rex in Winter Light, Valparaiso University Jesus said to his disciples:"When the Son of Man comes in his glory,and all the angels with him,he will sit upon his glorious throne,and all the nations will be assembled before him.And he will separate them one from another,as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.He will …
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No Oil Shortage, Really…
The wise virgins by Phillipe Tissot, Brooklyn Museum Five of them were foolish and five were wise. The foolish ones, when taking their lamps,brought no oil with them,but the wise brought flasks of oil with their lamps. – The Gospel of Matthew Those of us of a certain age remember the oil crisis of the 1970s. After the OPEC …
