Tag: Advent
First Sunday in Advent: God’s word invites us to fix our...
Sunday Scripture readings for Dec. 3, 2023, First Sunday in Advent
Is 63:16b-17, 19b; 64:2-7 Ps 80:2-3, 15-16, 18-19 1 Cor 1:3-9 Mk 13:33-37
God’s word...
Blessings are abundant as we come closer to Jesus and Mary,...
A blessed, light-filled Advent to you! I am certainly enjoying my Advent wreath, the warm glow from the first-week, first-lit purple candle, and the...
Fourth Sunday of Advent: A message for all of us who...
Sunday Scripture readings, Dec. 18, 2022: Fourth Sunday of Advent
1) Is 7:10-14 Psalm 24:1-6
2) Rom 1:1-7 Gospel: Mt 1:18-24
A message for all of us...
Fourth Sunday of Advent: In the bustle, we are gently called...
These last few days of Advent draw us further into preparations, celebrations and "must do" activities. We might be feeling mighty frazzled, perhaps pulled...
Third Sunday of Advent: God calls us to recognize signs and...
Sunday Scripture readings, Dec. 11, 2022: Third Sunday of Advent
1) Is 35:1-6a, 10 Psalm 146:6-10
2) Jas 5:7-10 Gospel: Mt 11:2-11
Advent calls us to recognize...
Third Sunday of Advent: Impending motherhood gives ‘O Come, O Come’...
Ever since I became a mom -- more than 20 years and four kids ago -- the Advent and Christmas season has taken on...
Third Sunday of Advent: Pope Francis reminds us that Advent is...
Advent is a "continuous call to hope," says Pope Francis. It seems, then, that a key aim of this pre-Christmas season is to focus...
Second Sunday of Advent: Prophets would be surprised that Jesus came...
Sunday Scripture readings, Dec. 4, 2022: Second Sunday of Advent
1) Is 11:1-10 Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13, 17
2) Rom 15:4-9 Gospel: Mt 3:1-12
Prophets would be...
Let us pray to turn darkness into light and remember Ukraine...
Our motherhouse is located on a large property in a tiny village in rural France. With its old stone buildings, expansive pastures, flower gardens...
As Advent passes swiftly, let each day find its moment of...
"All the leaves are brown. And the sky is gray."
As we lean into another Advent, that opening line of "California Dreamin'" plays in my...