Sunday, December 11, 2016

Homily: 3rd Sunday of Advent


During Advent we are called to celebrate that the Kingdom of God is here and now and at the same time still to come - that the Lord is truly near. But often we do not feel that way. Instead we can be more like John the Baptist, in today’s Gospel, wondering where God is in our lives. But there is reason to Rejoice! on this Gaudete Sunday – and for Thomas Merton the reason was found on the corner of 4th and Walnut in Louisville, Kentucky.

What did he realize that day? And how can his insight change the way you look at your life? How can his epiphany give you reason to Rejoice?

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