Friends, Happy New Year's Day! We come today to the beginning of a liturgical year—the first Sunday of Advent. There is a sort of a permanent Advent quality, a vigil quality, to the Christian life. We are waiting, watching; we want something we don't fully have. And as we prepare for the coming of the Lord, our Adventchallenge is this: What is our “highest m ... Show More
Dec 2024
Freeing Your Family for God
Friends, I always love preaching on the Feast of the Holy Family because I think the biblical message here is very surprising. We say the Bible is associated with family values, and indeed it is, but they're probably not the ones we would automatically think of. We see this in th ... Show More
15m 12s
Jan 12
The Lamb Who Takes Away the Sin of the World
Friends, we return now to Ordinary Time, and the Church asks us again to think about the baptism of the Lord, this time in light of Saint John’s distinctive account. John the Baptist sees Jesus coming toward him on the banks of the River Jordan, and the Baptist says, “Behold, the ... Show More
14m 47s
Nov 2023
The Gift of (& Need for) Advent
<p>Whether you're a seasoned Advent adherent or a barely-even-heard-of-it curious onlooker, Advent really is for <em>everybody</em>. Writer Tsh Oxenreider shares why Advent, as well as the rest of the liturgical calendar, really is a gift to us, even in (especially in?) our insan ... Show More
21m 17s
Dec 2023
The Importance of Drawing Near
<p dir="ltr">The Christmas season is a powerful and unique time of year to remember that Jesus came to make a way for us to be near God. In his life, death, and resurrection, Jesus built a bridge between us and God allowing us to have continual, unhindered communion with our Crea ... Show More
7m 35s
Dec 2017
48. ADVENT.... how I'm sucking at it so far!
ADVENT, its that time of year again to prepare for the birth of Christ, it begins the Church's liturgical year, Advent (from, "ad-venire" in Latin or "to come to") is the season encompassing the four weeks leading up to Christmas. We are prepare in different ways, Jessie Tree, Ad ... Show More
30m 12s
Dec 2023
Advent Meditations 2023: December 7 – 1 Th 5:8-10
For today’s installment of our Advent Meditation series, our brother Stan Mathay provides commentary on 1 Th 5:8-10. Take a listen or click here to download.
But since we belong to the day, let us be sober, having put on the breastplate of faith and love, and for a helmet the hop ... Show More
4m 30s