"The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light..."(Is 9:1)  The stunning gift of Jesus, Emmanuel (God with us) is as precious and life-changing today as the first Christmas, when Jesus Christ, the eternal Son of God entered into our world...

Through the words of the prophet Isaiah, "The desert and the parched land will exult; the steppe will rejoice and bloom" we hear a powerful word of divine encouragment from the Lord to get ready for the transformative grace of Christmas Glory...

At the Jordan river, John the Baptist declared of Jesus:  "He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire." (Mt 3:11)   On this second Sunday of Advent we look at repentance, and giving the Holy Spirit permission to fill us, especially in the areas we need to change live more fully life in the Spirit.