2nd Sunday of Advent - The Immaculate Conception, John the Baptist and Arresting Strangeness

It's easy to become complacent about dogma and ritual because they can become too familiar. As Catholics we say and do many things that seem very strange to those who are not Catholic. Unfortunately, many Catholics today don't have answers to why we say and do the things that we do. Our lives are meant to appear strange to outside observers because we have been set apart by God, but if we don't know why we do and say the things that we do, then we are in trouble. The strange things of Scripture and Tradition invite us to look deeper into the mysterious workings of God.