With Advent sometimes called “a little Lent,” Catholic experts said there are important similarities and differences between the two liturgical seasons, both which lead up to major feast days. Advent, they agreed, is primarily a season of preparation.
Baking Christmas cookies is a reminder of what it means to be a Christian: to live always with a sense of longing, of that joyful expectation tinged with sorrow that comes from knowing that the greatest desire of our heart will never be fulfilled in this earthly life.
“You have to expend energy: Family life requires give and take. At every age, we offer what we can to fill each other’s needs.”
This Thanksgiving will bring new opportunities for gratitude and loving others while embracing — and simplifying — traditions.
By Kelly Bothum In an age where we can get just about everything we desire in an instant, Advent is wonderfully old-school. It’s four weeks of […]
