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Making the Most of Advent

Dan Burke December 4, 2015 1 Comment

Are you ready for Advent? Dan and Melissa have some suggestions that will help you cleanse your soul in preparation for Christmas.

On the Advent of Our Lord and Its Six Circumstances (III/III)

Dan Burke December 1, 2015 1 Comment

What are the fifth and sixth circumstances of the Advent of Our Lord according to Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Doctor of the Church? Find out in the last installation of this three-part series on St Bernard’s first Advent Homily.

Sanctity and the Plenitude of Grace

Dan Burke December 1, 2015 No Comments

Can holiness be attained by everyone? See what Father Gabriel of Saint Mary Magdalen has to say on this and the fullness of grace in this excerpt from the Carmelite meditation classic “Divine Intimacy”.

On the Advent of Our Lord and Its Six Circumstances (II/III)

Dan Burke November 30, 2015 3 Comments

What are the second, third and fourth circumstances of the Advent of Our Lord according to Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Doctor of the Church? Find out in the second installation of this three-part series on St Bernard’s first Advent Homily.

On the Advent of Our Lord and Its Six Circumstances (I/III)

Dan Burke November 29, 2015 9 Comments

What does the famous abbot and Doctor of the Church, St Bernard of Clairvaux, have to say about Advent? Find out in part one of his first homily on the Advent of Our Lord and Its Six Circumstances, wherein St Bernard takes up Advent’s first circumstance.

Advent: Allowing Christ to Rest in Us

Carmelite Sisters November 28, 2015 4 Comments

Advent…Allowing Christ to Rest in Us On the First Sunday in Advent, all over the world – in Los Angeles, in Rome, in Tibet –

Christmas Hidden Treasures: Advent Retreat Guide

Fr. John Bartunek, LC November 24, 2015 1 Comment

What are the hidden treasures of Christmas? And, what do they have to do with Advent, itself? Find out as Father John Bartunek annnounces the new retreat guide from RCSpirituality.org for this holy season.