This is the first Christmas in 35 years—my entire life—that I won’t be with my mother, father and older brother for Christmas.
Advent
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Jesus tries to lower expectations—but that doesn’t mean he will let us down
A Reflection for the Fourth Wednesday of Advent
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The ‘O Antiphons,’ Reimagined
Ansgar Holmberg, C.S.J., 86, didn’t paint her O Antiphon series to edify or instruct anyone. They were meant only for herself.
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Mary’s Magnificat reminds us that God is close to those the world forgets
A Reflection for the Fourth Tuesday of Advent.
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Matt Maher’s Playlist for the Last Week of Advent (and beyond)
Featuring Bob Dylan, old folk songs and live orchestral recordings.
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Elizabeth’s question to Mary at the Visitation is one for all of us.
A Reflection for the Fourth Monday of Advent
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An Advent playlist featuring David Bowie, Joni Mitchell and, yes, Chance the Rapper
During Advent, expectant alertness is commended to us as a lived attitude. Shall we live it out in song?
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This year, I have the chance to make Advent the peaceful season I’ve always wanted it to be.
Perhaps this Advent, which will probably feel a lot more like Lent, I will finally learn that good waiting is a grace, one that hinges on realizing that the arrival does not depend on my vaunted stage-managing powers.
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Have yourself a social-distanced Christmas
This is not the year—or the Christmas—we wanted. But God is still with us, and we can still reach out to our neighbors.
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Wouldn’t it be nice if an angel told us what to do in a dream?
A Reflection for the Third Friday of Advent.