Slow down, be quiet and listen

How's that for some holiday advice? That was wonderful Father Ward's sermon on the first Sunday of Advent. Father Ward included trying to ignore Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday as part of the slowing down part of his suggestion. By being quiet he was referring to us listening to our God. I would also extend that to mean listening to ourselves and those people around us (both loved ones and strangers). Father Ward is awesome. His advice rocks even though he admitted to hitting the Bartell's sale on Friday!!!!