I asked—not for a sign in the sky, but for voices at the table. Advent answers those who dare to ask together.
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“Day 10: Praying for an End to Silence”-Friday of the Third Week of Advent & Day 10 Prayer for the End of Silence Regarding the Diocese of Amarillo’s “Tribute to Bishop Matthiesen”
Silence can be prayer, or it can be fear. Advent teaches us to know the difference.
“Justice That Breaks the Silence”-Thursday of the Third Week of Advent & Day 9 Prayer for the End of Silence Regarding the Diocese of Amarillo’s “Tribute to Bishop Matthiesen”
Justice is not the loudest voice, but the one that finally listens. Advent does not erase our past—it teaches us how to carry it toward the Light.
“Tribute” → “Justice” → “Synodality”-Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent & Day 8 Prayer for the End of Silence and the Beginning of Synodality Regarding the Diocese of Amarillo’s “Tribute to Bishop Matthiesen”
A genealogy of saints and scars, not silence but Wisdom leads us. Tribute fades—truth remains. Synodality begins where fear ends.
“Saying Yes — and Going”-Tuesday of the Third Week of Advent & Day 7 – Praying for Synodality Regarding the Diocese of Amarillo’s Blasphemous “Tribute to Clergy Abuse”
I said yes too easily once. Now I go, slower—into truth, into resistance, into the vineyard. God prefers muddy obedience to spotless silence.
“By What Authority?”-Monday of the Third Week of Advent & Day 5 – Praying for the Removal of the Diocese of Amarillo’s Blasphemous “Tribute to Clergy Abuse”
Labored and aching, I stumble toward Light—
Christ bends low and gathers my fractured sight.
For even my burden, twisted and blurred,
becomes a sign of the lost ones stirred.
“Are You the One… or Should We Look for Another?”-Third Sunday of Advent (Gaudete) & Day 5 – Praying for the Removal of the Diocese of Amarillo’s “Tribute to Clergy Abuse”
Three bishops, one question in a prison cell: Are you the one—or should we look elsewhere? The desert blooms, though chains remain. I rejoice— not because it’s finished, but because God is still coming.
“Fire, Sight, and Stubborn Beasts”-Memorial of Saint Lucy, Virgin and Martyr & Day 4 – Praying for the Removal of the Diocese of Amarillo’s “Tribute to Clergy Abuse
Pig-headed, perhaps—but Elijah burned the field first. Lucy did not blink. I bury my face in truth and trust God to grow something holy from the mess.
“All Dressed Up”-Saturday of the First Week of Advent LECTIO DIVINA
Snow on the sheep, gold on the priests—
and somewhere between them I stand,
crying out for a shepherd who remembers the wounded
and a Church brave enough
to let truth be its Advent light.
“Bad Moon Rising”-Friday of the First Week of Advent LECTIO DIVINA
A blind man’s cry beneath a rising moon, a Centennial dressed too early in its feast— Lord, touch our eyes before the hour is soon, and make the truth shine brighter than the priest.