2nd Sunday of Advent – Advent Hints

• Smile and enjoy the attempts to bend your minds and imaginations around images of peace,…

2nd Sunday of Advent

Today Luke has us right smack in the midst of history. The opening verses of today’s…

2nd Sunday of Advent

THERE ARE MANY STRANGE NAMES in today’s Gospel. They are the names of people and places…

2nd Sunday of Advent – I will call you with a new name

Baruch 5:1-9; Philippians 1:3-6,8; Luke 3:1-6    Introduction Statistics say that 98% of women do not…

1st Sunday of Advent

Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Archbishop Wuerl of Washington, in recent public comments, made the humorous…

1st Sunday of Advent

Gospel Summary Luke places Jesus discourse about the destruction of the temple and his coming at…

1st Sunday of Advent – Are You Missing Out? Week 1: Jesus’ Warning

Message: Today we hear Jesus’ warning – issued on the brink of Passion Week.  Today is…

1st Sunday of Advent – Waiting

This year Advent begins with two very positive readings, followed by a stern warning. The first…

1st Sunday of Advent

A story is told of the photographer taking a picture. He says to the woman, “Smile…

1st Sunday of Advent – The Work of Advent

The Christmas music has started up. It is particularly evident in the stores where the merchants…