Over five years after Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris burned, the faithful will celebrate its reopening as it returns for the second weekend of Advent.
Advent
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The faith that sustained Russian dissident Alexei Navalny
A Homily for the Second Sunday of Advent, by Father Terrance Klein
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What parents want in a homily for their children (and themselves)
This special “Preach” episode features a panel discussion on how preachers can deliver a homily that captures the hopes of younger audiences—from toddlers to teens—while keeping the entire congregation engaged.
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‘The Little Drummer Boy’ reminds us we all have gifts to share this Advent
The Advent season prepares us for the incredibly humble journey of Jesus’ birth. This carol provides another dimension of this humility.
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Only the vigilant can watch worlds pass away
A Homily for the First Sunday of Advent, by Father Terrance Klein
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Advent homilies inspired by Pope Francis’ writing on the Sacred Heart
Sam Sawyer, S.J., editor-in-chief of America Media, returns to “Preach” to discuss his Advent homily series, designed to be more cohesive than the usual week-to-week, stand-alone Sunday homilies that preachers typically prepare.
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Behold the Handmaid
if you go to Mass, you hear the near-perfect opening
line in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God
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My family’s Nativity scene is imperfect and broken. But I like it that way.
Each year we lose or break a figure in our Nativity scene, but the beauty of this family tradition lies in its brokenness.
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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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The right disposition for the Christmas season
December 24, 2023, Fourth Sunday of Advent: Responses to their encounters with God in Scripture guide us as we prepare to commemorate one of the deepest mysteries of our faith.