Tomorrow is the first Sunday in Advent; let’s get decorating. The Call Me Catholic Countdown lists the top five ways you can incorporate advent into your Christmas decorations.

Peggy talks with Heidi Hess Saxton, author of “Advent with St. Teresa of Calcutta”, a lovely collection of daily meditations that combines daily Scripture readings, short quotes, and anecdotes about St. Teresa to enrich our Advent state of mind.

Raymond Arroyo talks with Peggy about his special on PBS this weekend, “Christmastime in New Orleans” and its accompanying original soundtrack of jazzed up Christmas carols. Raymond discusses the rich background of faith, food and music that makes Christmastime in New Orleans incomparable.

In Chatting with Catholics, Peggy asks grade schoolers at a local SRE class, “what are you hoping for this Advent season?”