Second Week of Advent
God doesn’t make empty promises. But for many people…there are promises they won’t see fulfilled in their lifetimes. In receiving his promises, we also have to receive his timeline. What does it look like to let God take his time? Start with stillness; sit in it; talk to him about it; think about when God has fulfilled his promises in your life. He hasn’t abandoned you before, and he won’t abandon you now. Start off with what we know is true. Either the Father is good, or he’s not. Either the Father is present, or he’s not. We have to evangelize ourselves with the truth that is more real than suffering.
We’re going through Advent with Finding Your Place in the Advent Story from Ascension Press, available at ascensionpress.com/collections/rejoice-finding-your-place-in-the-advent-story
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Be Merciful As Your Father
Have you ever wanted to forgive, but just couldn’t seem to get there?
This week, the friars reflect on the call to “be merciful as your Father is merciful” and the real, often slow journey of forgiveness. They unpack the tension of holding pain while still being invited into mercy and how forgiveness isn’t something we force, but something we receive and grow into over time.
Through the lens of the older son, they explore what it means to stay close to the Father, to “borrow” His heart, and to take small, honest steps toward healing, even when it’s hard.
Join us as we discover how God meets us in our wounds and gently leads us into freedom, one step at a time.
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Who Did It Better?
Does it sometimes feel like the people who mess up the most end up closer to God?
As the friars wrap up their reflections on the Prodigal Son, they wrestle with a real and honest question: did things actually turn out better for the one who left than for the one who stayed?
In this episode, they unpack the tension between comparison and truth. While the younger son experiences a powerful return, that doesn’t mean sin is the better path. God can redeem anything, but that doesn’t make it the plan. The deeper invitation isn’t about having a dramatic story, but about entering into real relationship with the Father, right where you are.
They also reflect on the subtle danger of doing all the “right” things without ever truly encountering God, and how both sons are invited out of an orphan mindset and into deeper intimacy.
Join us as we let go of comparison and rediscover that the goal isn’t a better story, but a deeper relationship with the Father.
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Desire as a Pathway
What do you desire, and how do you respond to it? One reality of our humanity is that we can forever be dissatisfied and expect a different answer to our desires. But we are invited to let this desire, this hunger, become a pathway that brings the Lord closer to us, to offer Him the desire and to be with Him in it. This episode is the second part of our series on Fr. Isaiah’s Mysteries & Medicine, which talks…
