SLOW DOWN AND ENJOY!
We begin a new liturgical year. The God of Light comes into our darkness. Our hope is renewed. Advent calls us to slow down and reflect on the beautiful mystery of our […]
Category Archives: Advent
ADVENT BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
In the weeks leading up to Christmas, encompassing the season we call Advent, our scripture readings at Mass have for centuries inspired some of the world’s most famous paintings. Every […]
A MIRACLE AMIDST THE MESS
The season of Advent brings us a dual focus. We anticipate encountering Christ in his second coming and in the celebration of his birth at Christmas. We meet God through history, […]
ADVENT WAITING…
I never really knew what waiting meant until my baby was two weeks overdue. I baked. I read. I walked. I stocked up on diapers and sleepers. Also, my kitchen […]
ADVENT BOOK RECOMMENDATIONS
Advent is a time of preparation and there is no shortage of advice on how to be ready for Christmas. But with these suggestions for Advent reading, I want to […]
ADVENT 2020
waiting. waiting. while heaven downloads onto devices a million years old. this could take all month… thank God it’s Advent: season of Hope nested inside Pandemic: season of Brick Walls […]
SEASON OF ADVENT
The world has forgotten Advent. We go from Thanksgiving and Halloween directly to the “Holiday Season,” with Christmas Day as its culmination. It is all tinsel and chimes and Hallmark […]
A New Year, with Familiar Goals
By Matthew Sottile, Editor We here at Novalis hope you had a wonderful, spiritually enriching and joyous Christmas! As we continue into the New Year, we are reminded that we […]
An Advent Reflection
By Matthew Sottile, Editor The Advent season serves as a spiritual cleanse, with the main component always serving as a time for reflection and preparation for the coming of our […]
All Saints’ Day
By Anne Louise Mahoney, Managing Editor, Novalis … when there breaks a yet more glorious day; the saints triumphant rise in bright array; the King of glory passes on His […]
Seeds of Faith 