Advent

Fr. Nathan discusses the spiritual season of Advent. -Waiting in joyful hope -Why call Good Friday good? Because it turns into Easter morning. -Hope is always about the future and thus contains some unreality because the future hasn’t happened yet. -Joyful anticipation about a loved one’s planned visit. -Pregnancy as a major Advent theme: a mixture of excitement, nervousness, pain, and the welcoming of a new life. -What is in me that seems...