“Have pity on me”, says the blind man.  “What do you want me to do for you” says Jesus?  “I want to see” replies the blind man (Mk 10:45-52).  Do we ever cry out in prayer, ‘I want to see’?  Do we ever wonder if I am seeing with the ‘light’ of Christ?  Do we […]

Chapter Talk – Third Sunday of Advent – December 16, 2018, Cycle-C We have a beautiful lyrical movement from the Second Sunday of Advent to this Third Sunday: Gaudete Sunday, the Sunday to rejoice and give praise.  Like a musical composition, the composer’s main theme is building towards its climax, always with its immediate goal present […]

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