Advent: preparation for the great celebration

In this final podcast, for Christmas Eve, Brother David Bryan Hoopes, OHC, reflects on the good things that grow when we enjoy the small surprises and celebrations of Advent.

Advent: a season of love

For the fourth week of Advent, Brother David Bryan Hoopes, OHC, reflects on how, in the midst of our busy schedules, we have the privilege of welcoming Christ in love.

Advent: a season of faith

For the third week of Advent, Brother David Bryan Hoopes, OHC, describes the faith that is implicit during Advent, the faith that “God will send deliverance for God’s people.”

Advent: a season of enchantment

For the second week of Advent, Brother David Bryan Hoopes, OHC, suggests that Christians have a unique gift to offer the wider culture: the enchantment of God.

Advent: a season of beginning again

For the first week of Advent, Brother David Bryan Hoopes, OHC, reminds us that there’s hope for those of us who arrive in Advent with “a jumble of confusions, fear, [and] unresolved anger.”