Coffee and Grace

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Pour a cup of coffee. Make a little room.
Walk toward Bethlehem.

Advent can get crowded - with lists, errands, worries, and noise. Walking Toward Bethlehem is a gentle invitation to slow down and make room for the One we are waiting for.

From the First Sunday of Advent to the Feast of the Holy Family, Deacon Don Schultz walks beside you for twenty-eight days of Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love. Each day offers a passage of Scripture, a warm Coffee & Grace reflection, a prayer, and one small step to carry into your day.

Written with a deacon's heart and a friend's warmth, these pages are for anyone who wants to arrive at Christmas not exhausted, but ready.

FROM COFFEE & GRACE READERS
Since the first Coffee & Grace reflection, readers have written to say these daily words have called them back to prayer, comforted them in grief, and helped them find grace in the middle of hard days. Some say the reflections put into words what was already in their hearts. Others share them with family, friends, and church groups across denominations. Again and again, readers say the same thing: these simple morning moments remind them that everyday life is sacred, and that God is near.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Deacon Don Schultz serves as Parish Life Coordinator at St. Mary and St. John the Baptist Catholic Parishes in Menasha, Wisconsin, in the Diocese of Green Bay.

On July 27, 2026, a powerful tornado swept through Menasha, leaving widespread damage in its wake, including both churches he serves. Yet amid the destruction, the cross atop St. Mary's steeple still stood.

That day, Deacon Don wrote his first Coffee & Grace reflection, "The Cross Still Stands." What began as a simple message of faith and hope has grown into a daily ministry of finding God's extraordinary grace in life's ordinary moments.

Walking Toward Bethlehem is his first book.