Posts from November 2025

Making Room for Grace: Private Confession in Advent

Advent is a season of holy preparation—of clearing away what clutters our hearts so we can make room for Christ. One powerful, often underused gift of the Church for this work is the practice of private confession, also called The Reconciliation of a Penitent. It is a simple, gentle, and deeply personal way to hear…

Advent Offerings at Trinity

Fire in the hearth. Bread on the table. Questions in the air. That’s the kind of Advent I want for us at Trinity, not a sleepy countdown but a living rehearsal for God-with-us—curiosity turned toward the altar, hearts turned toward one another. Advent Series: Instructed Eucharists + “Ask Fr. Tommy” This Advent we’re breaking open…