It's here! It's here! Advent is beginning! Did we start our day with such exclamations of excitement? Did we run down the stairs as a child often does on Christmas morning with all of the anticipation of the packages and glitter to be found under a tree? Maybe we should have.  Today’s readings encourage us to go, rejoicing as we do, to the house of the Lord; to always be prepared for the unknown day and hour when our Lord will come.  Challenge yourself to seize each day of th

“Be watchful, be alert!” On this first Sunday of Advent, Jesus gives us a resounding message of hope - that our Savior is coming and that...

What does it mean to be pure in heart? Is it to be holy as God is holy, to seek to do what is right and be righteous? Is it to seek the...