August is national "Make a Will Month!" And the Marian Fathers are offering you this will-writing tool that we have vetted as a free resource to care for your loved ones and your life’s blessings forever. It is one of the most important things you can ever do for those you love!  You can find FreeWill here: www.Marian.org/Will

Fr. Mark reminds us that Advent is not Christmas—it is a penitential season meant to awaken our souls, sharpen our spiritual vision, and prepare us to stand before the Lord. Across the 24 Churches that make up the Catholic Church, Advent (or its equivalent) is lived with deep seriousness: 40-day fasts, vegan disciplines, weeks of total abstinence, and long seasons of preparation. Their witness challenges us in the Roman Rite to rediscover what this season truly is: a call to repentance, renewal, and readiness.