Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year C
In this morning’s readings of the Gospel, for this fourth and final Sunday in Advent, we come to the Visitation of Mary to her relative Elizabeth, both of whom are pregnant in remarkable ways. Elizabeth because she was older and had been unable to have a child until this point, when the angel appeared to […]
Third Sunday of Advent, Year C
Let’s try that once more… You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Bear fruits worthy of repentance. Do not begin to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our ancestor’; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham. Even now […]
Second Sunday of Advent, Year C
In the narrative of the Bible, there is a significant gap in the records between the final writings of the Old Testament and the public ministry of Jesus in his lifetime. This is not to say that important and significant events happened in the midst of that gap, nor to say that there are no […]
First Sunday of Advent, Year C
Today is the first day of Advent, a time of hope and anticipation for the coming of Jesus into the world. The word Advent comes from the Latin, adventus, which means “coming” or “arrival,” which itself is derived from the Greek word parousia, for “presence” or “appearance.” Parousia occurs 24 times in the New Testament […]