Advent is a time of anticipation and preparation for Christ's coming - in the past, in the present, and in future.

Celebrating grace on the road between grief and gratitude.

As we mark the end of the liturgical year and prepare to begin again next week with the First Sunday of Advent, we celebrate the Lord Jesus Christ as our King.

Today at St. Robert's, we give witness to Christ through our Renewed commitment to service, through gratitude, generosity, and stewardship.

Today, we look at our lives from the vantage point of the resurrection and we consider the call to gratitude, generosity, and stewardship as we prepare to make our RENEW Pledge next Sunday.

Today's Gospel invites us to make a big-hearted response to the love of God in our lives.

Today's parable from Luke's Gospel invites us to evaluate our disposition as we enter the temple. This week, we consider the four pillars of stewardship: Hospitality, Prayer, Formation, and Service.

Today we consider the virtue of generosity as "gratitude in action" and the wisdom of the scriptures which invite us to a life of self-giving.

Today we consider the role of gratitude for the life of faith. Those who are grateful are giving, not because they have more, because there is more of them to go around.

Gratitude is more than an attitude. It is the ability to perceive the gift-character of life. Today we begin a process of Spiritual renewal as we consider the call to be gracious stewards of God's many gifts.