Retreats & Events

Description:

Advent:

Our Catholic-Christian Life as Mission...

Not Intermission

with Fr. Blase Romano, TOR

“Don’t go away—we’ll be right back after these messages.”  How many thousands of times have those of us who are a certain age heard that request for us not to get up and change the channel? (Of course, that was in the days before channel surfing with the remote.) We’re being told to wait right where we are, the interruption is only temporary.

As we enter the season of Advent, there’s always the possibility of getting caught up in the excitement of Jesus’ birth, gifts, carols, parties, friends & family – all of which are very good... but we run the risk of seeing our yearly celebration of Advent simply as in “Intermission”... “stay right there, folks, we’ll be right back”... and Advent gets lost in the shuffle.  During this program, we’ll attempt to tease open the multi-layered understanding of Advent – and NOT it as something that get’s in the way of Christmas... but as the beginning of our mission and the mission of Jesus Christ in our world.

Coffee and danish are served at 9:00 am.  The program begins at 9:30 am followed by lunch.  Mass ends the day!

Time: 9:00am-1:30pm

Location: St. Francis Hall