Sunday Gospel Reflections

Father and Annie head to Zebulun and Naphtali and discuss why the people there are in darkness - and explore why these territories are so significant in the mission of Jesus to establish his kingdom as he begins his public ministry and gathers apostles.

When Jesus entered the Jordan, he met us there. Fr. Hezekias and Annie explore how the baptism of the Lord reveals our own calling to die with Christ and rise as lights to a world in darkness.

King Ahaz refuses God's sign, but Isaiah prophesies anyway: a virgin shall conceive Emmanuel. Fr. Hezekias and Annie explore Joseph as David's rightful heir, why God speaks in dreams, and how the Incarnation extends to us—we become the presence of Christ.

Isaiah prophesied the blind would see and lame would walk. John the Baptist asks from prison: Are you the one? Fr. Hezekias and Annie unpack Jesus' answer, navigate the Herod family, and explain why Advent calls us to patience, fasting, not feasting.

Fr. Hezekias and Annie explore Isaiah's shoot from Jesse's stump, why John the Baptist dressed like Elijah, and the true meaning of Advent: not party time, but a season of repentance, fasting, and preparation to become living temples of God's presence.