48. ADVENT.... how I'm sucking at it so far!

I'm sure many of you have been hearing a lot about the Lindsay Clancy trial. I don't want to get too deeply into the details of the case, but so much surrounding it is disturbing and heartbreaking, and I wanted to share the response of a normal, real woman and mother. In this epi ...  عرض المزيد

Today, I'm chatting with my wonderful hubby about marriage as we celebrate 20 years of marriage this month! Praise the Lord! 🙌❤️ We've shared so many beautiful moments and walked through some really difficult ones—through sickness and health, joy and sorrow, good times and bad. ...  عرض المزيد

For those not familiar, Advent is a four-week-long season of anticipation for the coming King. It is a time dedicated to anticipating the “arrival” or “advent” of the long-awaited Messiah, Jesus. There are four main reflections on hope, joy, love, and peace. - Heidi Vegh SUBSCRIB ...  عرض المزيد

Friends, we come to the First Sunday of Advent, which is the commencement of the new liturgical year. “Adventus” in Latin means arrival or coming, and one way to look at Advent is to see three comings of Christ. There is the coming of Christ in history in Bethlehem, the coming ...

What is the best way to prepare for the season of Advent? You’re free to do what you know will help you prepare for Christmas the best. If decorating and so forth does not help you prepare for the coming of Christ, you can be the judge of whether it’s worth doing. Fr. Mike also w ...  عرض المزيد

Friends, Happy New Year's Day! We come today to the beginning of a liturgical year—the first Sunday of Advent. There is a sort of a permanent Advent quality, a vigil quality, to the Christian life. We are waiting, watching; we want something we don't fully have. And as we prep ...