Advent Outpost from the Backporch (#3)

“Wherever humility goes, all inner disquiet ceases and outward adversities do not produce alarming impressions.” – St. Theopan the Recluse Advent Outpost from the Backporch (#3) This is the last round, my friends, as we tip toe towards the solstice before falling on top of Christmas. This is the last Advent outpost in the series. See, last year my wife and I started an Advent neighborhood get together last year; soup, wine, bread, cheese, poetry, stories, hymns, and children bellowing. A eucharist of sorts, but more with an ancient turn to honoring both the light in the darkness, and the …

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