Other Advent and Christmas Resources
Advent Week 4
December 21, 2014 • Fr. Pontifex
Fr. Pontifex shares an intimate story of an experience he had in prayer as a seminarian to highlight the fact that Jesus is Emmanuel (God with us). Jesus being with us is exactly what we celebrate at Christmas time. God became man to be with us, not simply in the past but in the present and in the future. He can rest assured that the King of Peace will never let us go. Merry Christmas!
Advent Week 2
December 7, 2014 • Fr. Pontifex
The Advent season is time for us to slow down, pray and to seek to vigilant for the coming of Jesus Christ. Our cues from secular culture can easily move us in the opposite direction, becoming more frantic and materialistic. We may feel the need to work hard to give gifts to our loved ones and that is a good thing as long as we realize that the greatest gifts that we can give them are to be found in our communion with the Lord.
Advent Week 1
November 30, 2014 • Fr. Pontifex
Advent marks the beginning of a new liturgical year. We focus upon the reality of the coming of Jesus Christ: past, present, and future in a new and fresh way. With so much focus on the end of the world, how do we navigate our way through all the talk as people of faith?