“A Carpenters Dream’s” Now, some of us have a deep and abiding faith like Mary. Some of us are more like Joseph, living in a world of cause and effect.…

“The Love of Advent” Video games will break, cell phones will become obsolete, pearl necklaces will be lost, golf clubs will rust, but the gift of love will endure. Indeed,…

“The Joy of Advent” On this Gaudete (Latin for “joy”) Sunday, as we wait and prepare, we are also called to rejoice. The coming of the Messiah and the Gospel…

“The Peace of Advent” God is coming with a peace that will finally make everything right. Where there is pain and suffering, God’s peace is coming. Where there are desperate…

“The Hope of Advent” The good news is that Advent does not depend on optimism. Advent is rooted in promise, the promise that makes hope a way of life for…

“The Cross of Christ the King” It’s out of the crucifixion that we learn how to love. It’s out of the unimaginable pain of the cross and the immeasurable generosity…