Tag: Advent
Advent week two — Reading the Advent season through nature
Advent is a season of expectation, of waiting for promises to be fulfilled -- God's promises, to our Israelite ancestors in the faith and...
Advent week two: Four ways to be more attentive this Advent
“Be watchful!” and “Be alert!” are two traditional spiritual commands often heard by Catholics during the Advent season in preparation for the birth of...
Advent week one — Three Advent traditions to slow you down
Advent, the four-week period preceding Christmas, is a time to slow down as we wait in hopeful expectation for Christ's coming. It's a time...
Advent week one — A new beginning
When the verses from Chapter 33 of the Book of Jeremiah are read as the first reading on the First Sunday of Advent this...