Simeon’s Nunc Dimittis
Waiting. It is one of the central themes of Advent — that pregnant pause as Mary and Joseph wait for …
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Zechariah’s Benedictus
What is it like to have speech restored after a prolonged period of complete silence? A few years back, a …
Mary’s Magnificat
I don’t know if you have noticed, but Christmas songs are about all you hear on the radio these days. …
A Sturdy Holiday for Troubled Times
I come from sturdy people. I say this, not in a spirit of bragging, but simply as a statement of …
Calling Jesus, “Lord”
“Dear Lord…Thank you, Lord…Praise the Lord…Lord, have mercy.” To refer to the Divine as “Lord” is a rather common part …
Improvisations in a Contemplative Key 