Homily: 3rd Sunday of Advent

During Advent we are called to celebrate that the Kingdom of God is here and now and at the same time still to come - that the Lord is truly near. But often we do not feel that way. Instead we can be more like John the Baptist, in today’s Gospel, wondering where God is in our lives. But there is reason to Rejoice on this Gaudete Sunday – and for Thomas Merton the reason was found on the corner of 4th and Walnut in Louisville, Kentucky. What did he realize that day? And how can that change that way you look at those in your life? How can his epiphany give you reason to Rejoice? Check it out…