Category Archives: Advent 2017

Dec 05 2017

Where’s the Cranberry sauce!! Creating Family Traditions

This Thanksgiving as the adults were finishing the last preparations for our Feast, my brother-n-law called out, “hey, where’s the cranberry sauce?” To which all of us sisters crinkled our faces and stated, “that tradit...

Dec 04 2017

Advent: A Time to Remember

One year ago, today, as I watched snow fall down on my windshield, I was a perfect concoction of nervous and excited. I remember the brief instance of cold as I walked out of my car and then the wave of warmth as I entered that little coffee s...

Dec 03 2017

Advent: poetry for the spiritual life

When I was little, one of my older sisters lent me a tiny book of lines from Shakespeare’s sonnets. Dazzled by their brilliance, insight into human nature, and eloquence, I decided I would be a poet! My dream of writing poetry didn&rsquo...

Nov 28 2017

2017 Advent Reflections

Welcome and thank you for joining us on this Advent journey. Our first reflection will appear on the First Sunday of Advent, December 3. We pray that God provides abundant growth for you in this great time of expectation and preparation. From all of us at Diocesan – God Bless.