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FaithAdvent Reflections
Ricardo da Silva, S.J.
A Reflection for the Friday of the Third Week of Advent
Arts & CulturePodcasts
Jim McDermott
We do not generally think about Christmas carols as about a battle. And yet what does it mean for the Christ child to be our savior, if not a blessed release from some kind of struggle?
a hymnal is open at a candlelit church service
Arts & CultureMusic
Benjamin Ivry
“O Come, All Ye Faithful” is a song almost everyone knows. But where did it come from, and why is it so popular?
Arts & CulturePodcasts
Jim McDermott
“There’s a logic that is embedded in the melodies of these tunes that helps the congregation remember them,” Maestro Colin Britt explains on the latest episode of “Hark!”
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Arts & CultureFilm
Bill McGarvey
Peter Jackson's "Get Back" is fascinating, tedious and indispensable all at the same time.
Arts & CulturePodcasts
Jim McDermott
As odd as it sounds, the song’s uncertain quality is actually quite fitting. Unlike other popular carols, “Emmanuel” is a song not for Christmas but for Advent.