Blessed First Sunday of Advent to all who celebrate and mark this season of preparation for both the End Times (it can't come soon enough) and the Incarnation of the Word. I know I even sound more drastic than the 2% survivors among humanity when I want it 100% over. What comes after is the best that is yet to come for those seeking mercy & truth. If mercy (which requires contrition and amendment of attitude and behavior to be effective) is beyond one's will, then the best may not be coming. One will is going to be validated in the End, your will or the Mysterium's will.
The other part we celebrate too much in its commercial dimensions - the Christ-Mass is just a means for more materialism rather than personal growth and making a gift of yourself rather that purchasing them. Dangerous questions to ask - how can I make myself a better gift to you, how can I make our relationship a better gift in our shared life? I suspect many more are prone to wanting to deliver a list of suggested improvements for others with little self-awareness of how they need to grow and change for the better.
Blessed First Sunday of Advent to all - Believer or Skeptic, Seeker or Lost, Curious or Bored, Pilgrims or Wanderers - Blessed Advent!
Today marks the three hundred and thirtieth birthday of the Frenchman François-Marie Arouet, better known by his nom de plume, Voltaire (1694-1778).
Born into a bourgeois family during the reign of Louis XIV, the “Sun King” (r. 1643-1715), Voltaire suffered tragedy at a young age when his mother died. Never close with his father or brother, Voltaire exhibited a rebellious attitude toward authority from his youth. His brilliant mind was fostered in the care of the Society of Jesus, who introduced him to the joys of literature and theater. Despite his later criticisms against the Church, Voltaire, throughout his life, fondly recalled his dedicated Jesuit teachers.
Although he spent time as a civil servant in the French embassy to the Hague, Voltaire’s main love was writing—an endeavor where he excelled in various genres, including poetry, which led to his appointment as the royal court poet for King Louis XV. Widely recognized as one of the greatest French writers, and even hyperbolically referred to by ...
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2026 Coffee Talk with the ADD Irregulars
Thursday, January 1, 2026
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