Advent reminds us of the very reason for the coming of God’s Son among us. He came that we might have life and have it in abundance.

Jesus Christ, the Incarnate Son of God, is “the way, the truth, and the life” (Jn 14:6). In Jesus, the full revelation of divine truth is given.

In a word, when a human act conforms to God who is love and to His wise ordering of all creation, it is morally good. There is indeed a standard for truth and moral activity. And it is this standard alone that offers us the hope of living in peace with each other.

What a gift the life of these hermits is for us. “... [Their] search for the Absolute… suggests, as it were, a spiritual therapy for the evils of our time.