More, and on a deeper level than before, we really know this time that all of life is Advent.

—Fr. Alfred Delp, S.J.

from his book, Advent of the Heart: Seasonal Sermons and Prison Writings

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His approach to Advent, the season that prepares us for Christmas, is what Fr. Delp called an Advent of the heart. More than just preparing us for Christmas, it is a spiritual program, a way of life. He proclaimed that our personal, social, and historical circumstances, even suffering, offer us entry into the true Advent, our personal journey toward a meeting and dialogue with God. Indeed, his own life—and great sufferings—illustrated the true Advent he preached and wrote about.

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