Tag: Advent
Advent is a new beginning for all — Effie Caldarola
It was a chilly March night in a small Midwestern town. Maybe it was windy, because in my memory the Great Plains are always...
Christmas provides chance to pray, offer evangelization — Richard Doerflinger
Is it my imagination, or has the Christmas shopping season (or "holiday shopping season") extended itself by another few weeks?
What we used to call...
First Sunday of Advent: God invites us to a different kind...
Sunday Scripture readings, Dec. 1, 2019
First Sunday of Advent
1) Is 2:1-5
Psalm 122:1-9
2) Rom 13:11-14
Gospel: Mt 24:37-44
God invites us to a different kind of waiting
Waiting...
Advent week three: ‘I shall say it again: Rejoice!’
What I love about the Advent season is that it captures the mixed reality of our lives. Our moments of joy and sorrow are...
Advent week three: Answering the call to joy
"Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."
That iconic line from the 1986...
‘Catholic Forum’ includes multimedia Advent series with Father Richard Jasper
The Catholic Diocese of Wilmington is presenting a four-part multimedia Advent series being distributed via digital video, radio broadcasts, and podcasts. Written and hosted...
Advent calendars: Old tradition and modern commercialism, same message
WASHINGTON — The Advent calendar with one tab or box to open each day for 24 or 25 days taps into something people really...
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...