It is that time of the year again when one of the most visible signs of the faith of Mexicans, Latin Americans, and U.S.-Latinx communities becomes visible through the wondrous excess of roses, dance, songs, […]
Category: Advent
Cultivating Joy in the Desert: Reflections for Gaudete Sunday
My daughter is a joyful kid. It seems to be second nature. Except when she is tired or too hungry, whatever she does—eating, singing, playing, reading, talking—is marked by delight and joy, and it is […]
Waiting with Anxiety
In last week’s readings, Jesus exhorted us to “stay awake!” This week, the Baptist cries out “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand!” Everyone knows the slightly anxious edge that come along with […]
We Wait in Joyful Hope: An Advent Reflection
Our Advent waiting is not the passive acceptance of reality as we currently perceive it, but an active and creative collaboration with others, preparing our hearts and our world for the coming of Christ.
Hope!
Christmas is a strange holiday and tradition within Christianity. Its immense popularity speaks to its power, of course, but why? Why has Christmas practically surpassed Easter in the eyes of contemporary Christian culture? How has a […]
at a payphone at a gas station on Christmas Eve
And Joseph too went up from Galilee from the town of Nazareth to Judea, to the city of David that is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, to […]
Christ Comes Uninvited
While being interviewed by Krista Tippett for the On Being podcast, actor and activist Martin Sheen shared his favorite passage from Trappist monk and author Thomas Merton… words that I’ve not been able to […]
Waiting in Silence: The Coming of Christ-in-Us
Advent aims to unsettle us, to make us wait at a particularly uncomfortable crossroads. Our readings, songs, and liturgies take us from our comfortable lives and situate us again where we actually are: in the the […]
This News Is Good: Advent and the Kingdom of God
The Third Sunday of Advent The good news preached by John the Baptist in today’s reading is a constant theme in Luke. In fact, the author uses the phrase twenty-five times. The news is good […]
Your Mother’s Name Is Mercy: The Jubilee Year of Mercy, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
When Pope Francis called for this extraordinary Jubilee Year of Mercy in April, he announced that it would begin today, on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, for two reasons. One is that it is […]
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