Joy to the World (3rd Sunday of Advent)

Joy isn't measured by the size of our bank accounts. It comes through knowing Jesus Christ in our lives.

Off the Beaten Track

Advent is a penitential time when we should consciously work to make straight our life-paths that might otherwise lead us to spiritually or morally veer off into misadventures, chasing after one more success, one new high, one more distraction that numbs us and allows us to ignore the call of the Holy Spirit for another day.

Glory Bound (1st Sunday of Advent Year A)

Glory Bound A group of priests and deacons were attending a retreat.  Near the end of the retreat, the retreat leader asked, “What would you do if you knew you only had 4 weeks to live before the end of time, the Great Judgment Day?” One priest said, “I would go out into my community …