Author: Msgr. Douglas Fater

The Brightest Days of Advent

The Brightest Days of Advent

If you “miss” the early part of the season, make its last week memorable with reflections, Scripture, and prayers. The weekend after Thanksgiving began 2021’s season of Advent. Our attention will dart from carving the turkey to trimming the tree. Before we know it, Christmas Day will dazzle us. Often,...

The Hidden Treasures of Advent

Riches CAN BE Discovered through “alert prayer” Msgr. Douglas Fater Advent peeks out each year like a tarnished, forgotten ornament—lost in the anxious activities between Thanksgiving and Christmas. About the only way we might think of Advent in passing is if we see “First, Second, Third, Fourth Sunday of Advent”...