Fr. Nathan discusses the spiritual season of Advent.-Venture, adventure, venir: what is to come. -Advent looks forward in joyful hope to what is to come.-Is there a part of your life where you’d like to make a fresh start?-Advent emerges from the northern hemisphere’s natural change of seasons.-The days get darker, growing seasons are followed by harvest, then winter’s rest.-The Advent wreath: evergreens and increasing candlelight.-The third Sunday, the lighting of the candle of joyful hope.-Advent rest invites calm, quietude, and self-reflection just as the bustle of Black Friday commercial Christmas kick in.-“A shoot shall sprout…”. Can you look for the new growth right where you feel most chopped down?-Christmas is placed near the winter solstice, the darkest time of the year because Christ is the light that is coming into the world.Connect with Father Nathan Castle, O.P.?  http://www.nathan-castle.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/fathernathancastleInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/father_nathan_castle/?hl=enYouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/c/FatherNathanGCastleOPListen to the podcast:Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-joyful-friar/id1645812556Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/19OPWBDv38sn9pwSZRgqQnwww.https://thejoyfulfriar.buzzsprout.comPurchase books on Amazon:https://tinyurl.com/34bhp2t4​Connect with Father Nathan Castle, O.P.http://www.nathan-castle.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/fathernathancastleInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/father_nathan_castle/?hl=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FatherNathanGCastleOPListen to the podcast:Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-joyful-friar/id1645812556Google Podcasts: https://podcasts.google.com/feed/aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5idXp6c3Byb3V0LmNvbS8xODkwNTE1LnJzcwPurchase books on Amazon:https://tinyurl.com/34bhp2t4 Donate:https://nathan-castle.com/donate/ My Dominican brothers and I live a vow of poverty. That means we hold our goods in common. If you enjoy this podcast and feel called to donate please do. 501©3 of the Western Dominican Province. #fathernathancastle, #nathancastle, #thejoyfulfriar, #afterlifeinterrupted, #Interrupteddeathexperience #consciousness #lifeafterde...