Dec 23, 2018
Today is the 4th Sunday of Advent. Homes are decorated, Christmas Cards are arriving. Some cards will have scenes of Mary, Joseph and baby Jesus with halos on their heads, surrounded by well-behaved animals. The picture looks planned, so well arranged, so peaceful. Not a stress in the world. Everyone is in their place, dressed in their best clean clothes, hair readied, ready for the photographer of the day to click this picture for the baby book. Imagining this scene, we hardly recall the intrusion that enters Mary’s life nine months before. Today we hear about Mary…