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Advent

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Our Lady of Guadalupe—Missionary

Geoffrey Mackey -
Although a major facet of Mexican culture, Our Lady of Guadalupe points us to her son. And this good news of Jesus is for all people.
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Isaiah 35: Perseverance in Holiness

Hannah Armidon -
Isaiah 35, as interpreted in the Letter to the Hebrews, helps us understand God's ordering of this Advent "in between" time.
Sunday's Readings

Expectation (Advent 3, Year A)

Chuck Alley -
Jesus is the unexpected Messiah, but not because he was a contradiction of prophecy.
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Bernard of Clairvaux’s Threefold Advent

Samuel Tranter -
Bernard of Clairvaux preached that Christ has three advents: his nativity, his presence among us today, and his return in glory.
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Advent Is True to Life

Cole Hartin -
Advent is a reminder that, although we have joy in Christ’s coming, but we still long and yearn because that final coming is still far off.
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I Look from Afar: Advent Yearning

Daniel Martins -
The traditional Matins responsory for Advent I, beginning "I look from afar," emphasizes that characteristic theme of Advent, yearning.
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Longfellow’s Bells in Advent

Wes Morgan -
During war and tragedy, Longfellow writes of bells that wake us from death's dream - God is not dead, nor does he sleep.
Sunday's Readings

Be Ready (Advent 1, Year A)

Chuck Alley -
Pregnancy is a good metaphor for the biblical “last days”—that period of waiting between the first and second comings of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Podcast

The Art of Advent with Sylvie Vanhoozer

Amber Noel -
How can the art of the Crèche draw us to divine encounter?
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The Advent Within: Preparing Our Hearts

Kevin Goodrich -
Advent is a season often hidden in plain sight. The four candles of the Advent wreath and the colorful changes to the altar’s hangings...
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