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Prepare the Way! A Guide to a Holy Advent
Advent and Lent are both seasons of penance and preparation. Yet they are meant to be celebrated in unique ways. How? And what specifically might we do so that Advent isn’t merely a time-marking season leading up to Christmas?
Christ the King, Now and Forever
By Vir Christi The approach of Thanksgiving is cause for great excitement among families in the United States, and for good reason. Lots of fun traditions, plenty of yummy food, and the good company of friends and family. It also means for the Advent and...
Do You Appreciate the Gift of Yourself?
We often aspire to be like those we perceive as possessing desirable good qualities. But is this desire always healthy? How can we imitate the virtuous example of others while appreciating who and what we are?
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Filling Our Jars with Water
There are many points to meditate on in John’s account of the wedding at Cana. Jesus’ command to the servers has especially attracted my notice.
“Fill the jars with water.”
What a simple order. Anyone can do this. What this means is that…
Filling Our Jars with Water
There are many points to meditate on in John’s account of the wedding at Cana. Jesus’ command to the servers has especially attracted my notice.
“Fill the jars with water.”
What a simple order. Anyone can do this. What this means is that…
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