If you have been with us for the past couple of weeks of Advent, you will recall that as we are preparing for the coming of Christ at Christmas, we have stepped back to acknowledge the great blessing and the great reality, that God wants to be with us. It is the great mystery of… Continue reading 3rd Sunday of Advent: Why do I have to go to Mass on Sunday
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3rd Sunday of Advent Year A
It is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year, but for some people the holidays are some of the most difficult times of the year. Whether it is the busyness of preparing for Christmas that saps our energy, the stress of financial pressures that seem to be highlighted this time… Continue reading 3rd Sunday of Advent Year A
3rd Sunday of Lent Year C
Are you ready for Christmas? No, I’m not asking if you have all your gifts bought, and the house decorated, I’m asking if you are truly prepared for Christmas. In fact, I dare say if our definition of being prepared for Christmas is having the gifts bought and the house decorated, then you… Continue reading 3rd Sunday of Lent Year C
3rd Sunday of Advent Year A
It is supposed to be the most wonderful time of the year, but for many people the holidays are some of the most difficult times of the year. Whether it is the business of preparing for the Christmas that saps our energy, the stress of financial pressures that seem to be highlighted… Continue reading 3rd Sunday of Advent Year A
3rd Sunday of Advent Year A
Towards the end of my junior year of high school, I found myself in the midst of a crisis of faith, where I was questioning the most basic beliefs of our Catholic Faith. I was raised in a strong Catholic family. I went to church and did well in my theology classes, but… Continue reading 3rd Sunday of Advent Year A