Desires in Advent
Sunday, December 5th, 2021 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Desires in AdventSt. Augustine believed that life could be seen as a lifelong acting out of our fundamental desires. If that is true, then the season of Advent can be when we reflect on our fundamental desires. We may think that we ...
Hidden Blessings
Saturday, December 14th, 2019 Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Hidden Blessings“Mi casa es su casa!” I think these five words (“My house is your house!”) express a welcome more generous and warm than the simple word “Welcome!” ever could. I like to think that the time of Advent is a ...
Why Advent
Monday, December 3rd, 2018 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Why AdventAdvent is the season when we prepare to celebrate the great feast of Christmas, and it does so in at least three ways. First of all, it reminds us to slow down. Advent is not a season for frantic running around, ...
Receiving the Gift
Thursday, December 10th, 2015 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Receiving the GiftChristmas, which will be here in a couple of weeks, is not only about giving gifts; it is also about receiving them. We’ve probably all heard that it is more blessed to give than to receive. St. Paul attributes these ...
Three Advent Companions
Saturday, December 13th, 2014 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Three Advent CompanionsIsaiah, John the Baptist and Mary are three Advent companions to whom we can pay attention as we prepare for Christmas. Isaiah, in the central part of the book that bears his name, told the people that God would be with ...
