Advent: Giving 2020 Back to God

Did you know that the beginning of Advent is precisely one week away? Hoowee!

I wrote an article for Catholic Stand called Advent: Giving 2020 Back to God. My motivation was I began to see myself looking to the end of the year and thinking, oh, what’s the point? Of keeping traditions, I mean. Then I thought more about it and began to see Advent as a time and place to push back against - against the darkness, against desolation. Advent is traditionally a time for waiting, watchful hopefulness, anticipating the birth of Christ. Well, we certainly have gotten very good at waiting this year. And so this year, Advent is an invitation to continue on in the faith, and give the year and all its weirdness back to God. Here you are, Lord, you may have it.

One announcement: tomorrow I will be on Guadalupe Radio. A couple posts ago I made the same announcement but we had to move it. I still don’t know what time it airs, though! I think 2 pm eastern-ish. Anyway, it will be fun.

Thanksgiving is this week. Have a good one!