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New Advent resources include Fr Mike Schmitz’s Waiting Well and Bishop Conley’s men’s guide  – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

New Advent resources include Fr Mike Schmitz’s Waiting Well and Bishop Conley’s men’s guide 

He Bids Us, Stay Awake! First Sunday of Advent, by Gayle Somers
November 29, 2025
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Advent wreath A traditional Advent wreath with a small Nativity scene in the middle. A candle is lit on each of the four Sundays of Advent in anticipation of the birth of Christ.

By Mary Rose, Catholic Vote, November 27, 2025

As the Church enters Advent on Nov. 30, several resources are debuting to help the faithful prepare for Christ’s coming. Among them are Waiting Well with Father Mike Schmitz, Hallow’s Pray 25, and Bishop Conley’s leadership of Exodus 90’s Ad Orientem men’s challenge.

Fr. Mike Schmitz invites Catholics to embrace waiting this Advent

Father Mike Schmitz, host of the world’s most-downloaded Catholic podcast, Bible in a Year, is releasing a new daily series called Waiting Well: Advent with Fr. Mike Schmitz.

The series offers 26 short (5-minute) daily video reflections, available exclusively in the Ascension app from Nov. 30 through Christmas Day, accompanied by a printed journal. …

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