Tag: Advent
Small Things and Possibility: An Advent Reflection
We live in a world in which bigger and better define our expectations for much of life. We have become so enamored by super size, super stars, and high definition that we tend to view life through a lens that so magnifies what we expect out of the world that we tend not to see… Read More ›
Advent and grief (a talk)
When I think of the concept of longing and then mixed it in with the experience of grief, I always get the feeling, or perhaps the picture, of a deep, dark and cold ocean, a place of feeling alone and isolated…. for what was once a bright inner relationship with another, is now empty and… Read More ›
December 4: Advent Morning Of Reflection
Come “prepare the way of the Lord” in your mind and heart with our very special Advent Morning of Reflection, beginning at 10:00 a.m. on December 4th in the Haid Theatre at Belmont Abbey College. Coffee will be served beginning at 9:30 a.m. Our reflection leaders will be Dr. Ronald Thomas and Father Anselm Ramelow,… Read More ›
U.S. bishops launch Advent and Christmas website
Washington D.C., Nov 29, 2009 / 08:55 pm (CNA).- The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has created an Advent and Christmas website with suggestions for daily prayers, readings, reflection and action. A collection of Lessons and Carols is also provided for live listening or download. Printable calendars in English and Spanish are one new… Read More ›
The Joy of Advent
There is no mention of Advent in the Rule of St. Benedict, but I believe St. Benedict did take into account Advent. There is a sense of continual Advent woven into our lives. Our Rule is meant to keep us in Advent throughout the year. Our life is like the early Church, working, praying, serving,… Read More ›