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Don’t Wait for Ghosts to Wake You Up. Advent is Here.

Don’t Wait for Ghosts to Wake You Up. Advent is Here.

by Ty Wahlbrink, SJ | Dec 19, 2022 | Advent, Pop Culture    ~ Approx. 4 mins

Every few years, my family would attend our regional theater’s production of A Christmas Carol to celebrate the holiday season. The large dance party at the Fezziwigs and the snow-dusted fictional Victorian streets conjured romantic dreams of Christmases past. Tiny...

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Brennan Dour, SJ, reflects on the curious case of Catholics in New France classifying beavers as fish during Lent.

Lent’s purpose is not a rigid intensifying of rules, but God’s invitation to grow closer to him, whatever our circumstances

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