The Moment Is Almost Here
Uncategorized A Reflection for the Fourth Sunday Of Advent The moment is almost here. “The mystery kept secret for long ages…[is soon to be] manifested” (Rom 16:25). Before we race ahead, though, let us linger a bit more...
Encountering the Father’s Heart of Saint Joseph
Uncategorized The 150th anniversary of the proclamation of Saint Joseph as Patron of the Universal Church was celebrated on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception this month. In honor of that anniversary, Pope Francis declared...
How to Get the Gaudete (Joy) Out of Advent
Uncategorized Can you believe we just lit the pink candle and it’s already the third week of Advent? Advent, of course, means “coming.” It’s a time set aside for the Bride (the Church) to prepare herself for the coming of the...
What Is the Church Really Saying with Advent?
Uncategorized The Advent season — and the Third Sunday of Advent, or Rejoicing Sunday, in particular! — is both a joyful and a difficult season, a season of preparing for the Coming of the Lord. “Prepare the way...
Beyond the Blue Plaster Statue: An Advent Reflection on the Most Beautiful (and Most Fragrant!) Woman Who Ever Lived
Uncategorized Creator created God so humbled Enclosed in the womb of a poor young girl Crying out, God, God, you are crazy! And with enflamed desire I go searching for who this young woman is Who joined the Lover to the beloved...
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