For all of us in the “church business”, it is important that we keep our sense of humor intact as the Solemnity of Christmas nears. The Christmas expectations that people bring with them to church on that Solemn Feast are as great as those portrayed in the comedy film, “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation.” Those expectations are generally dashed as badly as that of the Griswald’s in the same film. So it is vitally important for us in the business of the Spirit to keep our own spirits high as we prepare to serve those whose spirits are easily hurt or disappointed. These are some of the memes that have shown up on Facebook this year and the past. Enjoy!
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I am a composer, performer, poet, educator, spiritual director, and permanent deacon of the Catholic Church. I just recently retired after 42 years of full-time ministry in the Catholic Church. I continue to serve in the Church part-time. I have been blessed to be united in marriage to my bride, Ruth, since 1974. I am father to four wonderful adult children, and grandfather to five equally wonderful grandchildren. In my lifetime, I have received a B.A. in Music (UST), M.A. in Pastoral Studies (St. Paul Seminary School of Divinity, UST), Certified Spiritual Director. Ordained to the Permanent Diaconate for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, in 1991. Composer, musician, author, poet, educator. The Gospels drive my political choices, hence, leading me toward a more liberal, other-centered politics rather than conservative politics. The great commandment of Jesus to love one another as he has loved us, as well as the criteria he gives in Matthew 25 by which we are to be judged at the end of time directs my actions and thoughts.
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