Common Ways We Wait Poorly

Homily from the First Sunday of Advent.

The process is the point.

When we are waiting, we often want to be "done". We want to be "there". We want our waiting to be over so that we can start living. But life happens right here and right now. And God is doing something right now. We do not simply endure waiting, we engage during the waiting. The declaration of faithful waiting is: I am confident that this moment is crucial.

Mass Readings from November 30, 2025:

Isaiah 2:1-5

Psalm 122: 1-9

Romans 13:11-14

Matthew 24:37-44