The Third Sunday of Advent is often referred to as Gaudete ("Rejoice") Sunday. The title comes from the beginning of the Latin introit for this Sunday, "Gaudete in Domino semper: iterum dico, gaudete" ...

Our walk down the advent theme continues this week as we look into how our lives are indeed blessed through joy. Week one you will recall was hope, last week was peace and now we are presented with ...

The third Sunday of Advent is Gaudete Sunday, from the first word (in Latin) of the Entrance Antiphon of the Eucharistic Liturgy: “Rejoice in the Lord always, again I say, rejoice! Indeed, the Lord is ...

During the season of Advent we await the celebration of Jesus Christ’s birth and His coming again at the end of time. Our culture, in fact, seems to erase Advent, which is a penitential season for ...

I grew up in a not so typical Southern Baptist church in Jacksonville. Its uniqueness was apparent in the structure of the building, the formal order of worship, and the high church music. Even so, we ...

Five minutes in the mall will clear up any confusion one might have about the time of the season. It's Christmas time. Malls are packed, storefronts are decorated in red and green with twinkling ...

The final weeks of Advent are about joy, power and majesty—all appearances to the contrary notwithstanding. On the third Sunday our church puts aside the priest’s purple vestments with their ...

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I wonder if Luke had tongue in cheek when he wrote the conclusion to his description of John the Baptist. Luke recounts John’s less than diplomatic practice of calling his audience a bunch of snakes ...