St Mark knew that when he wrote ... The good news is that we can trust (dare to believe) that our lives and our world will not end badly, there is hope. The hope does not depend on us being brave, or ...

Four weeks of Advent leading up to Christ Incarnate’s entry into the ... Four weeks, the first centered on hope, the second on peace, the third on joy, and the final one, on love. Hope, centered on ...

Today, on Gaudete Sunday, we just begin to inch out of the half-light of Advent slightly closer towards the dawn. We move from longing to expectation, curating a more determined resolute, focused hope ...

Just last Sunday we completed another cycle of the Church’s liturgical year as we celebrated the Feast of Christ the King. And now we begin again, as we wait for Christ to return to us once more, as ...

The spirit of penance during Advent is not the same as that for Lent and some joy is permitted. Gaudete means "rejoice" and takes its name from the first word of the Introit for that Sunday.

Advent is four weeks long and marks the beginning of the Christian year. The first Sunday of Advent is always four Sundays before Christmas, which means it could be as early as 27 November.