Tag: Freedom

Inspiration

Freedom That Lives Beyond Borders

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On this 250th anniversary of Independence Day in the United States, we give thanks for the gifts of civic freedom, voices that can speak, communities that can gather, people who can shape their common life. Yet as Christians, we know that the deepest freedom does not come from any nation, constitution, or historical moment. True freedom lives beyond the boundaries of a country. It is the freedom God offers to every human heart, in every land, in every age.

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Inspiration

Freedom in Daily Life

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If God’s vision is big enough for everyone, then the work of freedom can’t stay abstract. It has to take shape in the small, ordinary places where we live, speak, choose, and relate. Liberation is not only a sweeping theological idea; it is a daily practice of becoming the kind of people who make God’s wide welcome visible.

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Gift of Goodness – December 21, 2021

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A bit of goodness to start your day.

O Radiant Dawn, splendor of eternal light, sun of justice:  come and shine on those who dwell in darkness and in the shadow of death.

The fifth antiphon begins with the traditional title for Christ, O Radiant Dawn (O Oriens).

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Gift of Goodness – December 20, 2021

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O Key of David, opening the gates of God’s eternal Kingdom:  come and free the prisoners of darkness!

The fourth antiphon begins with the traditional title for Christ, O Key of David (O Clavis David).

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