December 2, 2018 - We are given the grace-filled Season of Advent to prepare our souls to receive the King of All. God, through the prophet Hosea, tells us to "Break up the fallow ground, for now is the time to seek the Lord until He comes and rains righteousness upon you." This is the focus of Advent. It is no surprise nor wonder that the season of the culture in which we live, the time between Thanksgiving and Christmas, presents such distraction and opposition to what God has called us to do and what He desires to work in us. This reflection presents the reality of a season of opposites. What culture will we live in during Advent? Will we follow the distractions of the culture outside of the Church. Or, will we follow the culture of the Kingdom of God and experience the reality of the King of All Who comes to us and for us?