To understand the "what" of Advent we would better serve ourselves by asking "WHY" the word- advent?

Every year, it feels like October creaps up on me. I guess it's because most of my life has been on an academic calendar.

In the last chapter (Chapter 7) of his book "Jesus the Bridegroom," Brent Pitre concludes with a reflection on PERSONAL ENCOUNTER WITH JESUS, which also means PERSONAL PRAYER.