We have struggled to live with the pandemic for a year and beginning to see a ray of hope in the far end of the tunnel but the uncertainties haunt us if and when we are able to return to our life like before the pandemic a year ago. During this year, I am offered more time and opportunity when I can choose to listen to the Word of God, treasure and share its riches. All the more I feel there is an inner struggle within me to comprehend this question: “what is true freedom?”

Last Advent was vastly different in many ways and the biggest difference was not having weekly Sunday masses physically in church. No doubt, we were following the virtual Masses but I’m sure we can all agree it just isn’t the same as attending Mass in the church.
As Advent approached, I wondered of ways to make the season more special and spiritual since I couldn’t go to church and participate in the usual activities that would usually go on either. In prayer one day....