Loading...
Loading...
Click here if you don’t see subscription options
James Martin, S.J.November 19, 2008

Yes, Advent.  I wanted to be the first to say that word on our blog, at least this year. 

You may already know Fr. Robert Barron, professor of systematic theology at Mundelein Seminary in Chicago, popular speaker, and author of many books (my favorite is "The Strangest Way").  Soon he’ll be a contributor to our new "Culture" section in the magazine.  As part of his Word on Fire Catholic ministries (a kind of multimedia evangelization project) he is hard at work on "The Catholicism Project," about which more here.

In any event, he also features on his Word on Fire website, some terrific videos.  Here’s one, a little early, on Advent.  Check it out here.  It’ll certainly be the only thing on the web linking the Coming of Christ and "Run, Lola, Run."

James Martin, SJ

Comments are automatically closed two weeks after an article's initial publication. See our comments policy for more.

The latest from america

The influence of the Synod on Synodality for the conclave—and what the result of the conclave might mean for the future of synodality
Inside the VaticanMay 03, 2025
The role of the pope is in a process of conversion from worldly monarch to world’s priest.
Zac DavisMay 03, 2025
At the Synod on Synodality, the cardinals were ‘converted’ to working together in a new way. As they join their brothers in the conclave, they face a referendum on—and resistance to—their work.
Colleen DulleMay 03, 2025
“In a time when the globalized economic and political order is crumbling—especially exposed during the Trump era—the church may well be one of the last stubborn institutions that still holds a truly global character.”
Gerard O’ConnellMay 03, 2025