This week’s readings offer hope and affirm God’s promises for peoples who are experiencing turmoil and unexpected events. Mary sings a song of joy after an angel tells her the surprising news that she will have a child – a child who will become the song of God. In this passage, Mary dares to hope and to trust in God’s promises that justice and peace will surely come.
Read MoreThis week’s texts challenge both our inner and outer lives. Isaiah offers a vision of creation being ordered differently, and kings ruling with justice and peace. This week’s readings invite us to make changes in our lives, to better build up the community, and to draw closer to God. What changes might you want to make in your own life to be closer to God?
Read MoreThis Sunday marks both the beginning of the liturgical year and the start of Advent. Advent is a unique opportunity for the faithful to anticipate the coming of Jesus by exploring eschatology (how will it all end?), Christology (who is Jesus and is he the Christ?), and discipleship (what does it mean to follow Jesus?). Although Advent is a time of waiting and preparing, it is also a time of decision making. What do we hope for (eschatology)? Do we believe that Jesus will help us get there (Christology)? And how (discipleship)?
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