In the birth of the baby Jesus, God comes to us individually, like a bridegroom on his wedding day, bringing the happiness and commitment of a never-ending covenant love.

We think often about Christ in the manger, but have we given much thought to where he came from, and why?

The home every heart longs for is not a place but a person.

Christ comes to us in the Manger, at the End of Time, and in the present moment. But what does that mean for my spiritual life today?

The Virgin sings a strange and joyful song about her Son.

Father Thomas looks at Erik Pickersgill’s provocative photo essay, “Removed,” and asks how do we learn to enjoy God instead of merely using him? It turns out that doing so is the key to following St. Paul’s imperative: “Do not worry.”

A wild-eyed, ferocious, half-naked, bug-eating, fire-and-brimstone-preaching prophet emerges from the wilderness only to rebuke, to condemn, to demand repentance on pain of eternal punishment. Why he is a man for our time.

Fr. Thomas explores the challenge of getting home in the midst of the busy season of Advent while also being still and waiting for Christ to come to us; How can we do both at the same time? ”

The King is coming. And we have work to do.