Download the discussion guide here: https://bit.ly/4hNQ6y0 What is Advent, anyway? A countdown to Christmas? Mini-Lent? Sweater season? An acceptable excuse to eat 24 tiny chocolates out of 24 tiny compartments? In this episode of How to Advent, we learn about why Advent is a season of longing as well as hope – and how Advent calendars have anything to do with celebrating this season as a Catholic! As we await the birth of the Messiah, how can we better live in this spirit of hope and anticipation?