I am so excited. Our Newman Center just got a new statue of St. Joseph. It was handcrafted in Germany, it is absolutely beautiful, and my favorite thing about it is that the baby Jesus, the Lord of the universe, is holding the world, but is being held by his dad, St. Joseph, and the baby Jesus is safe and resting in his dad’s arms. St. Joseph was a good father, and he must have learned how to be a good father by imitating the Heavenly Father. St. Paul, in the second reading for this Sunday, speaks about being imitators of Christ. The Macedonians imitated the Thessalonians, the Thessalonians imitated St. Paul, and St. Paul imitated Christ. The Christian life is one long chain of imitators. We are called to imitate the holy men and women; we’re called to imitate the saints, and we are called to imitate the Lord of the universe, Jesus Christ. Friends, you don’t have to be original. You have to imitate Jesus.
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The Most Hipster Thing
Okay, let’s talk about hipsters. We all know them. They are everywhere. And the crazy thing about hipsters is that they all look the same. Have you ever noticed that? St. John the Baptist was the OG hipster. He ate organic, farm-to-table locusts and honey every day. He wore vintage clothing. St. John the Baptist even…
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Ash Wednesday
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God’s Radiating Love
This has got bad news written all over it. If you have ever seen “Chernobyl,” “Godzilla,” or “The Simpsons,” you know that radiation is silent. You don’t feel anything, and it can change you. Similarly, adoration of the Blessed Sacrament is just like that, only it gives you life and doesn’t kill you. When we go to adoration, it is silent. We don’t feel anything, but it is super…
