if you go to Mass, you hear the near-perfect opening line in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God

Each year we lose or break a figure in our Nativity scene, but the beauty of this family tradition lies in its brokenness.

This year in Bethlehem, we are waiting for a hope that I am not sure I would even be able to believe in anymore, except that it does not entirely depend on us.

A Homily for the Fourth Sunday of Advent, by Father Terrance Klein

Lighting the Advent wreath is a beautiful tradition, and I'm hoping that how I approach it is more important than how often.