Our usual image of John the Baptist, at least in Western art, is often a soft and tender one. In Byzantine iconography, he is depicted as wild and fearsome, which is closer to how we find him the Gospels. Yet, he is profoundly attractive to the people of Judea and Jerusalem and they come to him in great numbers. His humility and self-abnegation before God is a powerful Advent image even today.
Homily shared with the Saint Francis Catholic Community in Cuenca, Ecuador.
Jonah and Jesus: "Repent!", Third Sunday of Ordinary Time (B), January 21, 2024
Jesus Listens, Second Sunday of the Year (B), January 14, 2024
Kings, Wise Men, Astrologers, or Magi? Solemnity of the Epiphany (B), January 7, 2024
It is God who Makes Families Holy: Feast of the Holy Family (B), December 31, 2023
That Sweet Nativity Scene and Its Lessons, Christmas Morning, December 25, 2023
God Wants A Home, 4th Sunday of Advent (B), December 24, 2023
A Strange Way to Begin a Gospel, Third Sunday of Advent (B), December 17, 2023
Advent: Humility, Peace, Attentiveness, First Sunday of Advent (B), December 3, 2023
Sheep, Goats, and A King, Solemnity of Christ the King-A, November 26, 2023
Thanksgiving and Its Responsibilities, 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time-A, November 19, 2023
Holy Wisdom, 32nd Sunday of the Year (A), November 12, 2023
Not Lifting a Finger: 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time (A), November 5, 2023
Loving Our Neighbor, 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time (A), October 29, 2023
On Coins, Idolatry, and Giving to God, 29th Sunday (A), October 22, 2023
La Fiesta de Vida Eterna: 28o Domingo (A), 15 de octubre de 2023
Heaven on Earth, 28th Sunday (A), October 15, 2023
Una parabola que nos asusta y un sinodo, 27o Domingo (A), 8 de octubre, 2023
A Shocking Parable and A Synod, 27th Sunday (A), October 8, 2023
Two Brothers: Yes and No? 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time (A), October 1, 2023
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