Inspiration During Advent

Find articles to inspire you as you live the Advent season, from authors including Tom McGrath, Barbara Lee, Jim Campbell, and Jane Knuth. Browse the articles below, or for a different inspiration each day, follow the Advent Calendar for Adults.

• Advent Amid the Gift Wrap
• Saint Joseph and the Birth of Jesus
• Unwrapping
• Advent Anticipation
• A Habit of Hope
• Celebrating Advent with Your Family
• Little Boys and the Advent Wreath
• The Word in Advent, Cycle A
• Don't Forget the Advent Saints!
• Enjoy Advent by Fr. James Martin
• Four Gifts for You This Advent
• O Come, Emmanuel
• Praying with Mary
• Receiving Advent
• Reflection for Week 1: “Honey, we’re pregnant!”
• Reflection for Week 2: Out in the Wilderness
• Reflection for Week 3: Mary's Impossible Dream
• Reflection for Week 4: Repentance and Renewal
• Saying Yes to God: Joseph’s Yes
• Saying Yes to God: Mary's Yes
• Saying Yes to God: Our Yes
• The God of the Here-and-Now
• Underground Movements
• Water and Advent