Table of Contents
Introduction ix
Week One
Sunday, Cycle A, Expect Everything 1
Sunday, Cycle B, Standing Before Reality 3
Sunday, Cycle C, Living in the Present 5
December 8, The Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception: God's Yes 7
Monday, Refuse and Cover 9
Tuesday, God Notices Us 11
Wednesday, Healing is Not Enough 13
Thursday, Letting the Lord Lift Us 15
Friday, The End of Tyranny 17
Saturday, Giving Without Charge 19
Week Two
Sunday, Cycle A, It's Not Our Clothing 21
Sunday, Cycle B, Patience and Peace 23
Sunday, Cycle C, Taking a Stand 25
December 12, The Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe: The Great Sign 27
Monday, Which is Easier? 29
Tuesday, What Shall I Cry Out? 31
Wednesday, Resting From Sin 33
Thursday, The Least is the Greatest 35
Friday, Prosperity Through Obedience 37
Saturday, The Fire of Love 39
Week Three
Sunday, Cycle A, Waiting in Patience 41
Sunday, Cycle B, The Joy of Our Souls 43
Sunday, Cycle C, The Cause of Our Joy 45
Monday, We, Too, Can Raise Our Eyes 47
Tuesday, The Work of the Vineyard 49
Wednesday, The One We Look For 51
Thursday, Accepting God's Plan 53
Friday, Testifying to the Truth 55
Week Four
Sunday, Cycle A, God's Time 57
Sunday, Cycle B, Troubled by God 59
Sunday, Cycle C, The Joy of God's Presence 61
December 17, More Than the Family 63
December 18, Having Our Own Place 65
December 19, Stirred by the Lord's Spirit 67
December 20, God Provides the Sign 69
December 21, Arise and Come! 71
December 22, Being Raised Up 73
December 23, God has Prepared Us 75
December 24, Rest From Our Enemies 77
The Christmas Season 79
Vigil Mass for Christmas, God is With Us! 81
Christmas Mass at Midnight, The Zeal of the Lord 83
Christmas Mass at Dawn, God's Kind and Generous Love 85
Christmas Mass During the Day, "In the Beginning" 87
December 26, The Feast of St. Stephen, Looking to Christ 89
December 27, The Feast of St. John the Evangelist, Christmas is Not a Memory 91
December 28, The Feast of the Holy Innocents, Mistaken for Christ 93
December 29, Fifth Day in the Octave of Christmas, Walking With Christ 95
December 30, Sixth Day in the Octave of Christmas, Christ Changes, the World 97
December 31, Seventh Day in the Octave of Christmas, The Truth of Our Being 99
The Feast of the Holy Family, Cycle A, Life in the Family 101
The Feast of the Holy Family, Cycle B, God is Trustworthy 103
The Feast of the Holy Family, Cycle C, The House of the Lord 105
January 1, The Solemnity of Mary Mother of God, Vocation Is Fulfillment 107
January 2, It's Not About World Peace 109
January 3, The Gift We Really Want 111
January 4, What are You Looking For? 113
January 5, The Method of God 115
January 6, What Pleases God 117
January 7, What Should We Ask For? 119
Epiphany, Sunday Between January 2 and 8 (or January 6), The Gift We Offer God 121
The Second Sunday After Christmas, Back to the Beginning 123
Monday After Epiphany or January 7, Everything Has Changed 125
Tuesday After Epiphany or January 8, Jesus Satisfies Our Hunger 127
Wednesday After Epiphany or January 9, Love Brought to Perfection 129
Thursday After Epiphany or January 10, Faith is Victory 131
Friday After Epiphany or January 11, Made Clean 133
Saturday After Epiphany or January 12, Gift From Heaven 135
The Baptism of the Lord, Cycle A, The Gesture of Repentance 137
The Baptism of the Lord, Cycle B, The Opening of Heaven 139
The Baptism of the Lord, Cycle C, in Solidarity With Sinners 141
Notes 143
