This Advent season, Dean of the School of Theology and Ministry, Thomas D. Stegman, S.J., will offer weekly reflections to help you prepare for Christmas.

Kenneth Himes O.F.M.
Thomas D. Stegman, S.J.

Thomas D. Stegman, S.J., MDiv’94, STL’96 (Weston Jesuit School of Theology) is professor of New Testament and dean of the School of Theology and Ministry. A member of the Midwest Province of the Jesuits, Fr. Stegman enjoys trying to make the riches of Scripture available and accessible to people. He loves rooting for the St. Louis Cardinals and Green Bay Packers.

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Second Sunday of Advent

The readings from the Second Sunday of Advent present us with two of the major Advent characters: the prophet Isaiah, the source of several messianic prophecies, and John the Baptist, the one God commissioned “to prepare the way of the Lord” and “make straight his paths.” Indeed, the Gospel reading makes clear that John the Baptist fulfills what Isaiah wrote concerning the preparations for the coming of the Messiah.
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First Sunday of Advent

The season of Advent, among its many virtues and purposes, reminds us of where we are on our Christian journey. We are between “comings” of Jesus. Advent points us toward the celebration of the nativity of Jesus at Christmas; it also reminds us that we await the risen Lord’s return in glory. In the meantime, we are invited to open our eyes, ears, and especially our hearts to the ways he comes to us in our daily lives.
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