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I used to think it ended on the Epiphany. Didn't you? ow.ly/gcp150CPCr0

When the baby ‘grew in wisdom and understanding’(Luke 2:52), it was into a man not just imbued with love, but with the infinite mercy that could alone forgive the moral bankruptcy that prevents his love reaching out and into those who craved for it. ow.ly/X1z950CPDuX

“Before she was in labor she gave birth; before her pain came upon her she was delivered of a son. Who has heard such a thing? Who has seen such things?” [Is 66:7] ow.ly/Flv150CPCL3

This is the story of the birth of Jesus woven together from the accounts of the Gospel according to St. Matthew and St. Luke. ow.ly/MlQ650CJ7jH

Let us pray that all in our world caught in the darkness of unbelief will see the star and come to worship Him. ow.ly/N1IL50CJ91V

Christians have speculated for almost our entire history about how the angels are ranked in a hierarchy. ow.ly/TChi50CPCtt

It is said that Christmas day is the day when the most souls are released from purgatory. ow.ly/s4ty50CPG3O

Words cannot do justice to Christmas. But God can illumine out minds beyond words when we give Him time in silence. Read more: catholic365.com/article/10922/…

If the church does not address the foundational problem, President Biden may redefine the perception of what it means to be a Catholic in good standing. Read more here: ow.ly/a7K150CQ4S5

It’s funny how we often fail to notice how many of our common words we use are actually abbreviations of other words that we sometimes connote in entirely different ways. ow.ly/So9L50CPBhd

“My Advent miracle,” I say to myself, “Here I am, Lord, I come to do Your will.” ow.ly/kWex50CNsUl

I am pondering how the Lord is working through me as a woman, through my unique feminine gifts, like Mary. Her plans changed. Her heart enlarged for the needs of the world. ow.ly/wNs150CNtgf

Grace is found in the quiet, the solitude, and the stillness of God's presence within our hearts and minds. ow.ly/TDIm50CNs9l

All during Advent in our preparation for welcoming the Messiah into the world, we also are made aware that the second coming, the Parousia, is the more prominent theme that will prepare us for our own death/resurrection. ow.ly/cCu550CNrbU

What in the world do the Joyful Mysteries of the rosary have to do with the beast kings, the days of creation, and all human history? ow.ly/Qi9n50CNu4U

“Come alive” and “Arise” I kept hearing in my prayer all of November. “To what Lord?” I asked. For some time I did not get an answer. ow.ly/icdP50CNoWT

It is easy to prepare my house for Christmas. It is easy to put up decorations. It is easy to send Christmas cards. It is easy to make cookies. It is easy to buy presents. However, it is also very easy to be cranky. ow.ly/U1KK50CNqPa

“Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God in their hearts.” - Job [1:5] ow.ly/9jpd50CNk6C

He now understood why Jesus came to earth. And he sank to his knees in the snow and prayed. ow.ly/jzqC50CNjPc

God as a perfect and good Being did not create evil. As Goodness personified, it would be impossible for Him to create anything that is evil. And yet evil exists. But if God did not create evil, how does it exist? Is evil an eternal concept like good is? ow.ly/ls6050CNjmT