By Deacon Keith Fournier, Facebook - The word Advent is derived from a Latin root, ad-venio or adventus, which both entail a reaching out and preparing for a coming. This liturgical season of Advent has birthed many customs in Catholic practice and piety. These customs, if understood and embraced, can help inform a pattern of life, a culture, which in turn can help build a framework for living our daily lives as Christians… However, that depends upon us and the choices we make… After all, the Church is not some-thing but Some-One, the Body of Jesus Christ, and we are members of that Body…