by Father Jacob Maurer | Dec 24, 2022 | Reflections
Every year, there is a question that sends a shiver down the spines of parents, teachers, priests, and any grown-up who encounters it: ‘is Santa real?’. This simple question seems fraught with danger. Fears of being complicit in the commercialism that has...
by Father Jacob Maurer | Dec 23, 2022 | Reflections
image provided by the USCCB Today we come to the end of the O Antiphons – perhaps the one that most people know, thanks to the Advent hymn inspired by it: “O Emmanuel, our King and Giver of Law: come to save us, Lord our God!” The name...
by Father Jacob Maurer | Dec 22, 2022 | Reflections
image provided by the USCCB Today is the penultimate day of the O Antiphons, and what a grand one it is: “O King of all nations and keystone of the Church: come and save man, whom you formed from the dust!” There is a quote about when a man ceases to...
by Father Jacob Maurer | Dec 21, 2022 | Reflections
image provided by the USCCB Throughout C.S. Lewis’ book The Great Divorce, there is the constant anticipation of the coming dawn, the morning light that will shine on a people who have been looking for illumination all their lives. Throughout the story, we are...
by Father Jacob Maurer | Dec 20, 2022 | Reflections
image provided by the USCCB Today’s fourth of the O Antiphons speaks of the Lord as the key: “O Key of David, opening the gates of God’s eternal Kingdom: come and free the prisoners of darkness!” This language comes from Isaiah 22:22, alluding to the...