Advent Devotions 2019

Christmas recalls the story of travelers propelled by the unhurried rhythm of their animals: We three kings of Orient are Bearing gifts we traverse afar, Field and fountain, moor and mountain, Following yonder star. Why did these wise men undertake such a journey?  A tall astronomer...

I had been summoned before God to be briefed on a new mission. He told me: "Gabriel, you have a most delicate assignment. I am sending my Son to redeem the earth. To do this he must become a human himself. Your mission is to announce this plan to the young woman I have chosen to be his...