Keeping the Faith–December 2016

My Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, By the time you read this, we will have lit one candle on our Advent wreath, asking Emmanuel, God-with-us, to ransom the captive and to teach us the ways of Wisdom. We have entered a season of expectation, preparation, and–I hope–some contemplation of...

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Why seasons matter.

Why does the Church follow a different calendar than the rest of the world? The patterns of our church calendar, based in liturgical seasons, frame our parish life.  The repeating cycles of Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, Easter, and the Season after Pentecost, sprinkled with Holy Days and Feasts, connect the...

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