Advent

________ This Advent I decided to actively do something to prepare my heart for Christmas, so I joined my parish book study. We're reading "Christmas at the Nativity" which is a compilation of Pope Francis's reflections on various aspects of the nativity, and was published exactly 800 years after the first nativity setup was introduced by St. Francis. Over the years it has become a staple centerpiece for Christian families, including the donkey and oxen, shepherds and wise me