Fr. Joe Nassal: Snake Charmers and Street Preachers-Advent 2a

John the Baptist takes center stage on this Second Sunday of Advent. He indicts the religious leaders of his day as a “brood of vipers” who use religion or piety to conceal their corrupt values. He has no patience for those who use religion as a camouflage for holiness when their actions lack compassion. Our Advent challenge is to hold the vision of the peaceable kingdom offered by the prophet Isaiah in our hearts as we raise our voices like John the Baptism against the injustices in our day.