We Three Kings

May you share your gifts and talents throughout the new year. Here is the Gospel reading for the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, Jan 2 2010. There are many images from the Holy Land.

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Bethlehem Christmas 2010

I came across this news piece posted for Christmas Eve. I thought today at Mass, while singing “O’ Little Town of Bethlehem”, that once you have been to Bethlehem the song gets a new depth of meaning. Check out this video to get a taste of what it is like to visit today — a [...]

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O Little Town

While in Bethlehem, I wandered by shops on a small street that runs off of Manger Square.  I wanted something locally handmade — something I could wear.  This handmade cross-stitched shawl became “the” purchase of my pilgrimage — something that ties me to the people.  I pray for the hands that made it. Merry Christmas! [...]

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A Roof Over His Head

I’ve been thinking of this post for two or three weeks — another pilgrimage reflection — a bit of humor.  A visit to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem — the place where ‘the little Lord Jesus lay down His sweet head — away in the manger.” Here our group was divided in half [...]

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