Orbiting Dicta

Homily for the 2nd Sunday of Advent

What Nelson Mandela’s life and work tells us about the meaning of Advent.

“Imagine what longing for peace and justice and prosperity means after years of war and civil discord. If you have a pretty good imagination, you have an inkling of what Isaiah and John the Baptist were talking about, and Nelson Mandela as well. That yearning is the ground of our hope for a redeemer, a savior…”