Note: On Saturdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. The story of Zechariah resonates with me, perhaps more than any story in the New Testament that does not directly involve Jesus. Zechariah and Elizabeth were old, too old, they believed,… Continue reading The Protection of Speechlessness
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Preparing the Way
Note: On Tuesdays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. (Zechariah prophesied): “And you, child, will be called prophet of the Most High, for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,to give his people knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of… Continue reading Preparing the Way
Simbang Gabi 2017: Redemption
We saw Zechariah in the Gospel earlier this week, all querulous about the news the angel Gabriel was bringing. How could Zechariah’s wife be pregnant after all these years? Why should he believe? Gabriel, not thrilled about this reaction, struck Zechariah speechless, saying the old man would be unable to talk until after all the… Continue reading Simbang Gabi 2017: Redemption
Finding the Good News in the Bad
Note: On Tuesdays and some Sundays, you can find me at Your Daily Tripod, owned by my friend TonyD. A longer version of the post below appears there. And the angel of the Lord appeared to the woman and said to her, “Although you are barren, having borne no children, you shall conceive and bear a… Continue reading Finding the Good News in the Bad