By Leela Ramdeen, Chair of The Catholic Commission for Social Justice
As we prepare for the coming of the Christ-child, let us act on the advice of Pope Benedict XVI, who said recently:
“Advent, this intense liturgical time… invites us to pause in silence to grasp a presence. It is an invitation to understand that every event of the day is a gesture that God directs to us, sign of the care he has for each one of us. ..Advent invites and stimulates us to contemplate the Lord who is present. Should not the certainty of his presence help us to see the world with different eyes? Should it not help us to see our whole existence as a ‘visit,’ as a way in which he can come to us and be close to us, in each situation?”
