This 3rd Sunday of Advent is traditionally called “Gaudete Sunday”. It means “rejoicing Sunday”, from the Latin word, gaudete, to rejoice. The rose candle on the Advent wreath is lit, a sign of joy. This theme of rejoicing is reflected...

The season of Advent is a hopeful season. Hope is such an important Christian virtue. Hope is more than optimism. We can be optimistic about all kinds of things but, strictly speaking, the object of hope is always God. Hope...

Here we are at the doorsteps of another Advent. For many of us, it is the proximate preparation for Christmas. And yet it is really beyond Christmas that our hearts must yearn for. Advent is waiting for God, waiting to...

Lord, we thank you for the goodness of our people and for the spirit of justice that fills this nation. We thank you for our work and our rest, for one another, and for our homes. We thank you, Lord:...