Advent Reflections and Meditations
- O Antiphons of Advent and Praising the Names of Jesus, by Jeanne Kun
- Weekly Advent Prayers and Advent wreath
- “Maranatha!” – “Come, Lord Jesus!” by Don Schwager
- To watch with Christ, by John Henry Newman
- A threefold coming of the Lord, by Bernard of Clairvaux
- The Two Comings of Christ: An Orthodox perspective by Thomas Hopko
- Christians Have Lost Touch with Heaven! by Christoph Schonborn
- The Eternal Spring-time Will Surely Come, by John Henry Newman
- The Real Meaning of Christmas, by Steve Clark
- Reply to the Skeptics Concerning the Lord’s Return, Commentary on 2 Peter 3:1-7, by Dr. Daniel Keating
- Living in the Last Days: A Commentary on 1 Peter 4:7-11, by Dr. Daniel Keating
- The Promise of the Lord’s Return, A Commentary on 2 Peter 3:8-16, by Dr. Daniel Keating
- We Will Be Judged by Our Fidelity to Christ, by Romano Guardini
- Jesus the Coming Judge, by Tom Wright
- What If This Present Were the World’s Last Night, by C.S. Lewis
- Christians Have Lost Touch with Heaven, by Christoph Schonborn
- The Wonderful Exchange, by Athanasius and Gregory Nazianzen
- Waiting in Hope for Christ’s Return, by Cyril of Jerusalem, Ephrem of Edessa, and Irenaeus of Lyons
- God Showers Us with Gifts, and God Will be Seen, by Irenaeus of Lyons (130-200)
- The Spirit Prepares Us to Receive the Son of God, by Irenaeus of Lyons (130-200)
- The Wonder of Christ, by Origen
- The Great Little King, by Gregory of Nyssa
- The Redeemer – What God Wanted, by Steve Clark
- Seeking God More Earnestly: Advent Themes in the Letter of James, by Dr. Mark Whitters
- The People of Advent, Meditations for Advent written in prison by Alfred Delp
- True Happiness: Prison Meditations, by Alfred Delp
- Prisoners of Hope: Reflections for Advent, by Dave Quintana
- Scripture Reflections on the House of David, by Jeanne Kun
- David, Prototype of Jesus the Anointed Messiah, by Damasus Winzen, OSB
- Jesus: A Portrait of Kingship, by Jeanne Kun
- The Eternal Springtime Will Come, by John Henry Newman
- The Son of Man, by Fulton J. Sheen (1895-1979)
- The Only Person Ever Pre-Announced: Born to Die to Give Us Life, by Fulton J. Sheen
- Let us not resist the first coming, and the second will not terrify us, by Augustine of Hippo (354-430 AD)
- The Two Comings of Christ, by Thomas Hopko
- When Heaven Explodes With Color: We await our blessed hope, by John Yocum
- The Finality of Christ and Religious Pluralism, by Donald Bloesch
- The Advent Banquet: A Selection of Daily Reflections, by Dave Quintana
- Aliens and Exiles? What can 1st century Christianity teach us about 21st century living? by Bruce Yocum
- Reading the Stars: Signs of Hope from the Creator of the cosmos, by David Mills
- Homeward Bound: But Where Are We Headed? by James Munk
- Reform Your Lives: the message of John the Baptist, Forerunner of the Redeemer, by Jeanne Kun
- Prepare the Way of the Lord: a meditative poem on Isaiah 40:3-4, by Jean Kun
- Pilgrims, Travelers, and Citizens of Heaven, by Jeanne Kun
- The Hope of Heaven, by Jeanne Kun
- Awaiting the Messiah by Jeanne Kun, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
- You Shall Call his Nama Jesus, by Jeanne Kun
- The Day of the Lord Draws Near: Reflections on Upbuilding Love
- The voice is John, the word is Christ, by Augustine
- The Two-fold Coming of Jesus Christ, by Cyril of Jerusalem
- The Reason the Word of God became Man,by Irenaeus
- A Voice Crying in the Wilderness, by Eusebius of Caesarea
- God’s Promises Are Held Out to Us by His Son, by Augustine
Christmas and Epiphany Reflections and Meditations
- The Revealing of the Hidden Mystery, by Hippolytus (170-236 AD)
- Feast of Epiphany and Theophany
- God Showers Us with Gifts, by Irenaeus 200 A.D.
- The Wonder of Christ, by Origen (185-254 AD)
- If Christ had not been born of woman, by Proclus of Constantinople (446)
- When Christ comes, God will be seen by men and women, by Irenaeus 200 A.D.
- The Word made flesh deifies us, by Hippolytus (170-236 AD)
- Life itself appeared in human form, by Augustine of Hippo (354-430 AD)
- Our desires will be completely fulfilled in the vision of the Word, by Augustine of Hippo (354-430 AD)
- The Wonderful Exchange, by Athanasius (298-373 AD) and Gregory Nazianzen (330-389 AD)
- Truth sprang from the earth and justice looked down from heaven, by Augustine of Hippo (354-430 AD)
- O Christian, be aware of your nobility, by Leo the Great (died 461 AD)
- The Wisdom of God was made flesh, by Peter Chrysologus (400-450 AD)
- The Magnificat, a commentary of Bede on St. Luke’s Gospel (672-735 AD)
- The fulness of the Godhead came in the fulness of time, by Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153)
- The Word of God will Come Within Us, by Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153)
- “The Word was made flesh,” by Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626)
- “There came wise men from the East,” by Lancelot Andrewes (1620)
- The God in the Cave, by G. K. Chesterton (1874-1936)
- The Real Meaning of Christmas: what it means for us, by Steve Clark
- The gifts of the Spirit in Isaiah 11:1-5, by Steve Clark
- And He Lived Among Us, Therese Hilario Andres
- Glory Cry the Angel Choirs, God on earth and man in heaven, a Christmas song by Ed Conlin
- “You shall call his name Jesus,” by Jeanne Kun
- Jesus: a portrait of humility, by Jeanne Kun
- God in Bethlehem’s Cave: a meditation by Don Schwager
- The Gift of the Magi: a short story about unselfish love, by O. Henry
Poems for Christmas and Epiphany
- Born This Eve, poem by Lynne May
- Hope Revived (Isaiah 11), poem by Jeanne Kun
- Advent Overture (Annunciation), poem by Jeanne Kun
- The Word Made Flesh, poem by Jeanne Kun
- Anna’s Heir, poem by Jeanne Kun
- Journey by Starlight (Epiphany), poem by Jeanne Kun
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Don Schwager is the editor of Living Bulwark and author of the Daily Scripture Reading and Meditation website. He is a lay religious brother and life-time member of the Servants of the Word.