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A Reflection for the Wednesday of the Third Week of Advent
A Reflection for the Tuesday of the Third Week of Advent
A Reflection for the Monday of the Third Week of Advent
A Reflection for the Sunday of the Third Week of Advent
A Reflection for the Saturday of the Second Week of Advent
a hymnal is open at a candlelit church service
“O Come, All Ye Faithful” is a song almost everyone knows. But where did it come from, and why is it so popular?
Patrick Kavanaugh (photo: Wikimedia Commons)
Kavanagh’s poem looks to Advent for a sort of poetic and spiritual rebirth, a chance to reacquaint ourselves with the “newness that was in every stale thing.”
Deacon Michael Boldizar hands the chalice to a communicant during Mass July 21, 2019, at St. Anne Church in Garden City, N.Y. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz)
The thin body of evidence on the true health risks of bringing the chalice back to Mass should lead to humility rather than overconfidence. We must be open to changing behaviors based on new knowledge.
A Reflection for the Friday of the Second Week of Advent
More and more Advent calendars seem aimed at adding to product lines rather than counting down to Christmas.