Advent
4th Sunday of Advent 2011
3rd Sunday of Advent 2011
2nd Sunday of Advent 2011
1st Sunday of Advent 2011
The immensity of the Little One
Giuseppe Forlai, igs
The full mystery of Christ redeems us. We should strive to assimilate every second of the Masters earthly existence so that he relives in the Church today. We are not called to simply put the Gospel message into practice, like a Chinese person who conforms his/her life to the teachings of Confucius. Beginning with… Read more »
4th Sunday of Advent 2010
With Christmas just around the corner, the Fourth Sunday of Advent draws us into the mystery that surrounds Joseph, the husband of Mary. A descendant of David, Joseph is called to be a father to a Child not his own. How is this possible? And what does the birth of this mysterious Child mean to… Read more »
3rd Sunday of Advent 2010
We already met John in the desert and on the banks of the Jordan River, preach-ing with great passion to the crowds (cf. Mt. 3:11), but the Liturgy of the Third Sun-day of Advent gives us a glimpse of a different John. After a time in the vast emptiness of the desert and then alongside… Read more »
2nd Sunday of Advent 2010
The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand
Advent features radiant “presences” that, like beacons in the night, illuminate the path leading to the One who comes. On the Second Sunday of Advent, we meet John the Baptizer, a witness to the Light. He is a decisive, convinced and profound “mouthpiece of God”-the herald of a prophetic message that speaks to hearts, urging… Read more »
1st Sunday of Advent 2010
The very meaning of the word advent (from the Latin adventus = arrival, coming) offers us the perspective that every Christian should strive to adopt during this season. In fact, all of Sacred Scripture speaks to us about the continual advents of God in human historycomings that find their complete fulfillment in Jesus of Nazareth…. Read more »