Dear Friends, I hope that, however you spent the last few days, you have experienced something of the renewal of hope that celebrating the presence of Christ among us can bring.
Dear Friends, Today we reach the fourth candle on the Advent Wreath, the fourth Sunday of Advent - entering the final week of our preparation for Christmas.
Dear Friends. This Sunday is Gaudete Sunday, the third Sunday of Advent, when the ancient opening to church services began with an encouragement to "rejoice" in the knowledeg of God's steadfast love for the creation.