I don’t imagine sheep making funny faces while being too shy to “baa” on that very first Christmas, but it’s the imperfections in our retelling of the very human story of Christ’s birth that make our play so perfect.
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‘Maybe Christmas will stop the war’: A child’s hope and other scenes from Bethlehem
This year in Bethlehem, we are waiting for a hope that I am not sure I would even be able to believe in anymore, except that it does not entirely depend on us.
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Staying in Gaza as an act of love: Stories from the Catholics who risk their lives to serve
Media headlines often invoke only negative images whenever Gaza is mentioned. Yet just beneath these headlines are inspiring examples of love and faith in humanity.
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I love my Advent wreath. I just keep forgetting to light it.
Lighting the Advent wreath is a beautiful tradition, and I’m hoping that how I approach it is more important than how often.
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The holiness of asking for help
By letting others in, we enable them to do the work of God.
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Searching for the Holy Dirt: What I learned while hitchhiking to El Santuario de Chimayo
All you can do is what you can do and then the Holy Spirit has to take over.
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In Advent, God comforts us—so we can comfort others
God does not comfort us so we can simply be comfortable. God comforts us so we can comfort others.
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How an underrated character in ‘A Christmas Carol’ inspired a family tradition
My mom and I decided to start a new Christmas tradition—reading a chapter of the Christmas classic by our fireplace every night leading up to Christmas Day.
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What my mother’s Advent gift tradition taught me about the true meaning of giving
Because of her, I have never lost the strong sense of hope, reflection and presence of the season
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A (Midwestern) discussion about Advent traditions
Let’s talk about Advent Traditions.