As we closed another liturgical year and crossed the threshold into Advent, our faith is directing our attention toward things eternal. Advent is a season to contemplate not just what …
Advent
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Archbishop exhorts Advent vigilance as national shrine’s Holy Door sealed
by Julie Asherby Julie AsherWASHINGTON (OSV News) — “Waiting is one of the watchwords of the liturgical season of Advent, which we begin today,” Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio of the U.S. Archdiocese for the …
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Christina Rosetti’s poem, In the Bleak Midwinter, is a Christmas classic. “In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone. . .” …
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ST. PAUL, Minn. (OSV News) — Ten years ago, Erika Kidd sat at the edge of a family member’s hospital bed. It was almost Christmas; wind buffeted the window. Quietly, …
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Sometimes called ‘little Lent,’ Advent zeros in on preparation, which can include penitence
by Katie Yoderby Katie Yoder(OSV News) — For Kendra Tierney, a Catholic author and mother of 10, the Advent season leading up to Christmas is like preparing to give birth. “There’s such a unique …
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Waiting has never been my strong suit. I tend to associate long waits with a childhood tradition that I’m certain my mother invented. Each Christmas when I was young, Leroy …
