Embedded in the heart of advent is the longing and anticipation of Jesus “coming to” us. As Philip H. Pfatteicher, respected liturgical historian and scholar, and former Professor of English at East Stroudsburg University in Pennsylvania, notes as he...
Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for our message, so that we may proclaim the mystery of Christ, for which I am in chains. Pray that I may proclaim it clearly, as I should. Be wise in the way you...
“Everything Jesus said and did was done in a place, just as everything we do is done in a place. All living is local: this land, this neighbourhood, these trees and streets and houses, this workplace, these people. One of the seductions that interferes with...
“When you go to the doctor you show him the bit of you that is wrong—say, a broken arm. It would be a mere waste of time to keep on explaining that your legs, and eyes, and throat are all right.” C.S. Lewis It’s been some time since we’ve...
