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1st Sunday of Advent: Preventing Drowsy Hearts
Christ in Limbo, Benvenuto di Giovanni, likely 1491. National Art Gallery image in the public domain. The readings for the First Sunday of Advent, Year C can be found here. December 1st, this first day of the month, is also the...
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Photo by Josh Applegate on Unsplash Readings for the Fourth Sunday of Advent This year we have the longest possible Advent season, with Christmas falling on a Sunday. Thus, this Fourth Sunday of Advent actually...
Read MoreLectionary: A Different Sort of Peace (Memorial Post)
Nativity of the Lord (Mass During the Night) Beth Haile was a moral theologian, wife, mother, contributor to this blog, and friend to many. She died of brain cancer on November 6, 2019. Many readers may remember how she wrote...
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Advent, Christmas, and Hospitality
I used to think of myself as something of an Advent purist. We had to celebrate Advent as a time...
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The Fourth Sunday of Advent: Preparing Him Room
2 SM 7:1-5, 8B-12, 14A, 16 PS 89:2-3, 4-5, 27, 29 ROM 16:25-27 LK 1:26-38 As I read this...
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Fourth Sunday of Advent: God’s Ways
Reading 1 Is 7:10-14; Responsorial Psalm Ps 24:1-2, 3-4, 5-6; Reading 2 Rom 1:1-7; Gospel Mt...
Read MoreA Birth Certificate is a Human Right
Everywhere you look people are preparing for Christmas. For the more than 2 billion Christians around the world, we are preparing for the birth of a child. Christmas then is the perfect occasion to draw our attention to a...
Read MoreWhat I Wished the NRA Had Said
In their press conference on Friday, in response to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, the NRA proposed adding armed guards to elementary schools. To be sure, learning does require a safe environment. Years ago, I...
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