“I really appreciate it when the truth is spoken very plainly,” says Tsh Oxenreider. Homilies that cut to the chase. That tell us Advent is about preparation—not just of our homes, but of our hearts. That call us, right now, to recognize where we need to confess our sins and get right with God—not later, but here and now.
This week on Preach, host Ricardo da Silva, S.J., sits down with Tsh, a writer, teacher and podcaster whose work includes Shadow and Light: A Journey into Advent, to explore what active waiting actually means during Advent. Tsh brings both theological depth and lived experience to the conversation about how to inhabit this season—not passive endurance, but an intentional posture of relishing in waiting, of sitting with the discomfort of the in-between time and of resisting the urge to rush toward Christmas.
When the conversation turns to preaching, Tsh reflects on what she thinks can be most helpful from the ambo during Advent. Homilies that cut to the chase and call us, right now, to recognize where we need to confess our sins and get right with God.
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