Advent

Aztec woman from Mexico

Advent with the Saints: Our Lady of Guadalupe

Anyone who has lived or worked in Latin America or in the United States among Hispanic Catholics knows the warmth of their love and affection for Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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man sitting in meditation while holding a cross with both hands.

Advent with the Saints: John of the Cross

It may seem strange to think of the cross during a season that prepares us for Christmas.
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Advent with the Saints: Monica

Advent is a season of waiting. The Scriptures fill us with hope, based on the promises of God.
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woman covering her eyes with her hands.

Advent with the Saints: Lucy

Restoration of sight is an important biblical metaphor. Isaiah uses it as a sign of God’s transformation of the world.
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The Inbreaking of the Word: Week 2 of Advent

Father Jim Sabak, OFM, invites us into the hope of the Advent season and helps us to meditate upon and contemplate this past Sunday’s readings as we carry the Word with us into our weeks.
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Man walking in the desert.

Advent with the Saints: John the Baptist

John the Baptist takes center stage in the Gospels in all three Lectionary cycles on the Second and Third Sundays of Advent.
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