How to Transform Your Christmas
Would you like to transform your Christmas celebration from 12 hours of frenzied merry making to 12 days of festive and prayerful celebration?
Advent Archive
Relief from Holiday Overload is Simpler than You Think
In a season piled with excesses, our Heavenly Father gifts us Advent. It has the power to dissipate your biz and life anxieties with these simple steps.
Advent with Mary: Mary Your Handmaid
As we continue our journey through Advent, walking with Mary, we consider how Mary wants to be OUR handmaid.
Evangelii Gaudium – A Tardy Update
Join Lisa Hendey and friends for a season-long reflection on Pope Francis' Apostolic Exhortation Evangelii Gaudium.
How’s Your Advent Going?
Advent plans don't always go according to plan, but it's not too late to begin.
The Third Week of Advent: The Joy Candle
This week, we light the third candle on our Advent wreath, the one that’s often pink. Why is it called the Joy Candle?
St. Benedict’s 12 Degrees of Humility: The Third Degree
Advent gives us a special chance to put St. Benedict's 12 Degrees of Humility into effect. The third degree addresses obedience, a virtue that Our Blessed Mother exemplified beautifully.
What’s Your Christmas Intention?
What do you do when the holidays seem to overtake you and your life? Get a Christmas intention.
This Little Light of Mine
In the face of what looked like a "used up Advent," Maria Johnson finds hope in the very Person she awaits.
Surviving the Holiday Crush: Logistics, Latkes, and Love of Family
The stress of family gatherings over the holidays is enough to bring out the Grinch in all of us, but perhaps this year’s crush of Thanksgiving/Hanukah/Advent might provide some insight for dealing with December and everything after.
The Passion of Mary: An Untold Story of Advent
Christine Capolino reviews the new Advent devotional and recommends it to enhance and deepen your Advent preparations.
Advent with Mary: Mary’s Calm-Wonder
What if you were working quietly at home, when suddenly an Angel appeared before you? How would you react? Marge Fenelon considers how Mary's response is different than what so many of ours would be and how
How Our Dog Has Taught Us Compassion This Advent
Here's how one family learned compassion from their dog and applied it to their Advent.
Small Success Thursday: Inspired by a Snow Day
Let's celebrate our successes and support one another. Share your small successes and cheer for the others!
Celebrate Christmas for 12 Days? Are You Kidding?
Making Christmas last 12 days can be overwhelming and it can feel impossible. Tami Kiser shares 6 easy ways to approach the 12 days of Christmas.