Denise Scott For many Catholics, the start of Advent is the start of Christmas, and we get caught up in the commercialisation of Christmas and miss out on the lessons of the Advent season. In this First Week of Advent, the Church invites us to focus on Hope. Not the wishful, maybe-it-will-happen kind of hope, but the deep, steady, God-rooted hope…

Q: Archbishop J, what are you thinking about for this Advent season? This Advent feels unlike any I have ever lived through. Our nation finds itself caught in the crosscurrents of a global geopolitical struggle between powers far larger than us. The arrival of the US Naval Forces Southern Command—its ships, carriers, and aircraft filling our waters—has shaken our long-cherished…