Unwrapping Hope—an Advent Reflection with St. Augustine of Hippo

As we embark on the season of Advent, a time of anticipation and reflection, the profound words of St. Augustine of Hippo echo through the corridors of history, reminding us of the awe-inspiring mystery at the heart of Christmas: “Man’s maker was made man, that He, Ruler of the stars, might nurse at His mother’s breast; that the Bread might hunger, the Fountain thirst, the Light sleep, the Way be tired on its journey; that the Truth might be accused of false witness, the Teacher be beaten with w...