by The Church @ HP | Jan 19, 2023 | Advent 2022
“Do You Hear What I Hear?” The first sense that comes to mind for me during Advent is sound. Having sung in choirs for many years, the list of favorite songs of the season continues to grow. In elementary school we sang songs in Spanish around a piñata (quite a...
by The Church @ HP | Jan 19, 2023 | Advent 2022
Every year at this time of the season, I feel a distinct change in the air and I think to myself, ‘it feels like Christmas!’ The sound of jingle bells, the smell of a freshly lit fireplace in the neighborhood, and a crisp chill in the wind all make me want to don...
by The Church @ HP | Jan 19, 2023 | Advent 2022
I have always found it interesting that when the Lord Jesus Christ came to this earth, there were only a few privileged to be present for that sacred occasion. Among those were a handful of shepherds. If the economy of heaven were similar to that of the world then...
by The Church @ HP | Jan 19, 2023 | Advent 2022
Is opportunity knocking for you this holiday season? How many opportunities have you missed in your life because you didn’t think you were ready, worthy or capable of rising to the challenge? I wonder if that’s how Mary felt – at least initially – when the angel...
by The Church @ HP | Jan 19, 2023 | Advent 2022
For those of you that don’t know, I currently have no sense of smell. I lost my sense of smell around the age of 12, so I have a decent prior knowledge of how things used to smell. In general, not smelling doesn’t make much of a difference to me anymore. Although,...
by The Church @ HP | Jan 19, 2023 | Advent 2022
When I think about experiencing Advent, one of my favorite things is sitting in our family room watching a roaring fire. In fact, whenever my mom asks what I want to do for the holidays, the experience of sitting around a fire is always at the top of my list. You may...
