Today was the first gathering of the Advent Retreat in Daily Living I am offering at UST Law School this year. The theme of this year’s retreat is Voices of Advent.
After we took time for the participants to introduce themselves and share a little about what Advent means to them, I began my reflection by talking about the significance of the entry of Christ into the world for Christians and about the importance of Advent.
Advent is a time of waiting – a long time of waiting. And people react differently to long waiting periods. Some wait patiently. Some give up and grow despondent. Some settle into a comfortable way of doing things. Many decide they can do without any change.
Two of those reactions are exemplified by Zacharias and Herod, the voices, respectively, of disbelief and of fear. I spoke about both in my talk.
You can access a recording of the talk I gave here or stream it from the icon below. The podcast runs for 20:50. You can find the daily prayer material for this week here.
Creo en Dios! 