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An Advent Interruption

I interrupt my Advent posts because, well, that’s how life works. It’s stories like the two I will tell that create in me a deep longing for the final Advent. It has been said that justice is love done in … Continue reading

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Advent Joy for Tuesday

This week you get two for one. “Joy is a deep-seated sense of well-being, of safety in God’s universe. Joy is part of the fruit of the Spirit, growing as a natural product of the transformation of one’s inner self … Continue reading

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Advent Joy for Monday

“Joy is not a requirement of Christian discipleship, it is a consequence.It is not what we have to acquire in order to experience life in Christ; it is what comes to us when we are walking in the way of … Continue reading

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Advent Peace for Saturday

The songs of Advent-Peace are a protest against the way the world now is. They sing of the Church’s stubborn refusal to accept the way things are. We sing songs of God’s plan to bring wholeness to the suffering and … Continue reading

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Advent Peace for Friday

The Sacrament of Christmas  I make an act of faith toward all mankind,     Where doubts would linger and suspicions brood.  I make an act of joy toward all sad hearts,     Where laughter pales and tears abound.  … Continue reading

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