A Reflection for the Second Week of Advent – Year A Monday, December 8, 2025 Psalm 21 | Isaiah 24:1–16a | 1 Thessalonians 4:1–12 We have just celebrated the second Sunday of Advent, and we are getting closer to Christmas Day. But we are not there yet. We are still in the waiting, still making … In-the-Meantime Praise
A Reflection for Friday of the First Week of Advent – Year A Friday, December 5, 2025 Psalm 72:1–7, 18–19 | Isaiah 30:19–26 | Acts 13:16–25 We continue with Psalm 72 this week, praying for the king who defends the afflicted and crushes the oppressor. But today Isaiah gives us an image that invites us … Seeing the Teacher
A Reflection for the 3rd Day of Advent – Year A Psalm 124 | Isaiah 54:1–10 | Matthew 24:23–35 God is preparing to do something that will require more room than we have. This is Isaiah’s word to a people who have known barrenness and abandonment, and it is a fitting word for Advent, when … Steadfast Love
A Reflection for the Second Day of Advent – Year A Tuesday, December 2, 2025 Psalm 124 | Genesis 9:1–17 | Hebrews 11:32–40 We are in the season of sacred waiting. Advent asks us to slow down, to watch, to prepare room. And in this waiting, the Scripture readings press a word upon us that … The Ministry of Care