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    Advent Video: Mary Receiving Jesus into Her Arms

    As we transition from Advent to Christmas, spiritual director Becky Eldredge shares how her own experiences as a mother help her relate to Mary...

    Advent Video: How Does Hope Shape Us?

    Writer and editor Vinita Hampton Wright shares with us her thoughts on hope as a driving dynamic of Advent. This reflection originally appeared as...
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    It’s Never Too Late to Enter Advent

    As I have so often written in this blog, my life is hectic, busy and frantic. I can now see that I seem to...

    Advent, Merton, and Mary

    Thomas Merton is known for his prayer which begins, “My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see...

    Advent Video: Waiting

    For the Second Week of Advent, writer and theologian Tim Muldoon shares his thoughts about waiting. This reflection originally appeared as the dotMagis post...

    Advent Video: Love Is Coming

    Welcome to Advent! In this seasonal reflection, Joe Paprocki shares what Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young have to do with Advent and gratitude. Paprocki is...
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    Too Soon to Listen to Christmas Music?

    I have to admit that I've slowly been working Christmas music into my music listening in the last couple of weeks. Every year I...
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    God in the Messiness

    The other Sunday I had the pleasure of witnessing a Baptism at Mass. It's one of my favorite sacraments, because it joyfully welcomes a...

    "Your Right Hand Holds Me Fast"

    Psalm 139, which is beloved by so many, is a favorite of mine. LORD, you search me and you know me: you know when I...

    The Forgotten Painting

    I made a visit home to my parents a couple weeks ago, and as I was sitting in the living room I noticed a...

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