I waited till my last Mass to make a recording.  It turns out that that Mass was the one where I had the stiffest "competition."  The Scriptures for the Mass of Christmas Day have us considering messengers and messages and our need to distinguish between them.

Do you enjoy being visited?  Mary and Elizabeth visit each other in order to proclaim that God has visited his people.

How do we find joy in being reminded over and over that we are merely human beings?  PRECISELY in embracing our identity as human beings.

Sorry, the first upload was the wrong format.

Sorry about the screechy recording from last week.  What voices do we listen to?

This year we observe the briefest Advent possible.  Seize the moment and consider what a coating of ice and snow has to say to us about God, our beginnings, and our fulfillments.

In the ice and snow which we experienced as November faded and December began, I had power and all the comforts of home -- EXCEPT internet.  My ISP got us back in business today.

Very shortly I will upload my homily from the weekend of the First Sunday of Advent.