When It Doesn’t Feel Like Christmas
We are told that this is the most joyous holiday of the year. But for many, Advent and Christmas conjure feelings of sorrow. For most of us, we…
Faith Library
Tag: Advent
Faith in Receiving the Word
God asked faith of Abraham and Isaac. He asked it of St. John of the Cross, of Mother Theresa, and others. Sometimes their extreme examples seem just that…
Are you ready for Advent?
Something wonderful is about to happen to you. Jesus is knocking at the door of your heart. As you ready for his joyful coming? Jesus said to his…
Gaze Upon Jesus – Book Review
Gaze upon Jesus: Experiencing Christ’s Childhood through the Eyes of Women is a beautiful book that helps us enter into the scriptures with the help of many women.…
The Last Moment Before the Next
From the final Gospel of Advent* “In the tender compassion of our God the dawn from on high shall break upon us” (Lk 1:78) And isn’t that how…
Immanuel
“…the Lord himself will give you a sign: a young woman who is pregnant will have a son and you will name him ‘Immanuel.’” Isaiah 7:14 It’s a…
Prepare ye the Way
Advent is a time of joyful anticipation. For someone even bigger than Santa Claus is coming to town. The human race has been waiting a long time for…
A Dog, A Turkey Wing, and Advent
As a treat this Thanksgiving, I bought my eleven-year-old mutt a freeze-dried turkey wing to gnaw on. He is showing signs of his age, and it takes him…
Advent Vocabulary
One of the gifts of our Church is the way that our rituals are folded into the rhythm of life. So it is with the season of Advent. …
Early Gifts
Are you excited? Did you get it? What, you say? Your gift, your early Christmas gift from Jesus. It was right there, in his conversation this morning, the…