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Podcast: The Emmaus Pastorate’s Podcast
Episode: Christmas Eve Homily
Description: The extended version of the Christmas night Gospel has a few characters for us to examine. First, Gabriel, the archangel, has a message to deliver to unsuspecting shepherds. As Christmas begins, how might we hear the same message they heard, that the long-awaited messiah has been born for us? Second, all the focus is on a little, harmless baby. Babies and children are inherently disarming and therefore inviting. They invite us to let go of the protections and walls we create between our inner selves and others. They allow us to open our hearts and simply love the other. Can we...