Beyond All Proof – Dec. 25, 2018
“Mary experiences in her own body that God’s ways with humans are wonderful, that he isn’t bound by human standards, that he doesn’t follow the path that humans like to lay out for him – that his way is beyond all understanding, beyond all proof, free, and with a mind of its own.” -Dietrich Bonhoeffer, […]
The Oldest Advent Hymn – Dec. 24, 2018
The daily quotes this week are from Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Advent sermon, December 17, 1933, found in The Mystery of Holy Night (Crossword Publishing Company, NY). “This song of Mary is the oldest Advent hymn. This is not the gentle, tender, dreamy Mary that we sometimes see in paintings; this is the passionate, surrendered, proud, enthusiastic […]
The Unfailing Mercy – Dec. 21, 2018
“But the man who is not afraid to admit everything that he sees to be wrong with himself, and yet recognizes that he may be the object of God’s love precisely because of his shortcomings, can begin to be sincere. His sincerity is based on confidence, not in his own illusions about himself, but in […]
Waiting as a Disciple – Dec. 20, 2018
“Waiting is essential to the spiritual life. But waiting as a disciple of Jesus is not an empty waiting. It is a waiting with a promise in our hearts that makes already present what we are waiting for. We wait during Advent for the birth of Jesus. We are always waiting, but it is awaiting […]