The Collect of today’s Mass asks God to give us exultant joy. We need to ask for this, because our minds so easily forget what Christ has done for us. We lose focus; our gaze drifts away from the hope of heaven, and sinks back to preoccupation with the things of…
The joy of Elizabeth and Zechariah spread: to their whole family, then their whole village, and then the whole world. This joy continues on, even 2000 years later, and we share in it especially today. We joyfully celebrate the birthday of St. John the Baptist, because it’s inextricably…
“Well, Master Samwise, how do you feel?” said Gandalf. But Sam lay back, and stared with open mouth, and for a moment, between bewilderment and joy, he could not answer. At last…
