One of the major focuses of the season of Lent is our pursuit of holiness, which is related to the word consecration. Before engaging earnestly in our Lenten pursuits, it’s worth asking what holiness is so that we can better know how to attain it. In examining this concept, it …

The liturgical season of Advent takes its name from the Latin word adventus, derived from the verb advenio, which means “I come toward” or “I arrive.” Advent, then, in a general sense refers to any coming or arrival, though in the liturgical sense, of course, it refers to the coming …