...In the Bleak Midwinter. If this doesn't give you goosebumps, you're deaf. Imagine what the angel choirs sound like when you can l...

Advent light increases as the Lord of Life draws near.

Are you ready to welcome him? You still have almost a week to prepare. And what better way to welcome him than as a little child. I love to ...

Advent is a good time to ask, "What does the Lord want of me? How is He calling me? For what is this Advent season preparing me?" ...

...in hope for He comes! Maanatha, Lord Jesus.

In these last days of Advent it isn't too late to wake and prepare for the coming of the Lord. One of the images of Advent is the wise v...

Remember Julius Caesar's famous statement, "Veni, Vidi, Vici!" It was the statement of an arrogant man who became a tyrant who...

Advent is a time to reflect on the promise of a Savior. What a loving God who cares for His creation enough to send His own Son to pay the r...

I thought this lovely song expressed the longing of our hearts for our Savior to come and dispel the darkness, to end the waiting and fill u...

Have you ever taken a trip out west and had to pass from the valleys over the mountains? I remember a  harrowing ride over the Big Horn Moun...

Last Sunday's homily focused on St. John the Baptist, the shining light of the Advent season. John, the precursor, fasts and prays in th...

Fr. Z has the literal and poetic translation on his website . Here's a small taste: Creator of the starry height, Thy people’s eve...

...is the sound of Advent waiting and Christmas joy. Sing with your children as often as possible. Music speaks to the heart. Teach rounds...

I've been posting a different Advent hymn every day and most that I've posted inspire me again when I replay them -- except for this...

...well not so little, but what a beautiful celebration of the Advent season. Those fresh young faces remind me of Jesus' admonition to ...

Pray Advent Well.   Did you know that the first candle lit on the Advent wreath represents Bethlehem? I never knew that until I read the art...

We sang People Look East this morning at Mass, one of my favorite hymns. I posted a choir version last year, so this year here's someth...