Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology Advent Reflection Series 2021
For the third consecutive year, Immaculate Conception Seminary School of Theology was pleased to sponsor a series of reflections during Advent 2021. The theme of this series was Renewing the Love of the Eucharist This Advent. Dianne M. Traflet, J.D., S.T.D., Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Administration and Assistant Professor of Pastoral Theology, offered daily written reflections to nourish the hearts and souls of series participants in preparation for the coming of our Lord, Jesus Christ at Christmas.
About the Authors
Monsignor Reilly holds a Bachelor of Sacred Theology from Pontifical Gregorian University,
Rome, a licentiate in Sacred Theology (STL) from Pontificio Istituto Teresianum, Rome,
and a Ph.D. in Educational Administration from Fordham University. He has served as
a member of the Archdiocesan Priest Personnel Board, the Advisory Committee on Continuing
Education and Ongoing Formation of Priests, the Archdiocesan Vocations Board, and
the Board of Trustees of Seton Hall University. Pope John Paul II named him a Chaplain
to His Holiness in 2005, with the title of Reverend Monsignor. In 2016 during the
Holy Year of Mercy, the Pontifical Council for Promoting New Evangelization sought
priests who were living signs "of the Father's welcome to all those in search of His
forgiveness." He was the only priest from the Archdiocese of Newark formally commissioned
as a Missionary of Mercy by Pope Francis.
Reflections:
- November 29 ("What Is it You Seek?")
- December 1 ("Till the Soil of this Life")
- December 3 ("A Man for Others")
- December 6 ("Your Road of Hope")
- December 8 ("Above Everything Else")
- December 10 ("There Is Jesus")
- December 15 ("Run to Jesus")
- December 19 ("Nothing but You, Lord")
- December 21 ("The Light of Life")
- December 24 ("Nativus")
Dianne M. Traflet earned a J.D. from Seton Hall University School of Law, an M.A.
in Catholic Theology and Pastoral Ministry from The Institute of Advanced Studies
of Catholic Doctrine, St. John's University, and an S.T.L. and an S.T.D. from the
Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (The Angelicum), Rome. Traflet is a key leader in the Center for Diaconal Formation, and she gives numerous lectures, retreats, and days of recollection, including some
specific to wives of deacons and deacon candidates. She is the author of Edith Stein: A Spiritual Portrait (Pauline Media, 2008).
Reflections:
- November 28 ("Advent Beginnings")
- November 30 ("Mary’s Hands")
- December 2 ("Understanding Love")
- December 5 ("He Looked to Love")
- December 7 ("The King of Kings Is Near")
- December 9 ("You Carry Him with You")
- December 12 ("Duty of Delight")
- December 13 ("The Apple of My Eye")
- December 14 ("Rejoice")
- December 16 ("I Will Keep Christmas in My Heart")
- December 17 ("A Mother’s ‘Amen’")
- December 20 ("Protectors of the Body of Christ")
- December 22 ("Working in Advent")
- December 23 ("St. Gianna, Intercede for Us")