09
Dec
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Today one of my favorite living poets, Dana Gioia, was named California’s poet laureate. It’s hard to pick
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Joshua Lore
08
Dec
A Witness of Mercy
Today begins the Year of Mercy in the Catholic Church, and the always wonderful and always raw Leticia Adams has
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08
Dec
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The end of the first reading from today’s Office of Readings has been on my mind a lot today
07
Dec
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I am still as captivated as ever by the remarkable beauty and poetry of Isaiah as we work our way
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06
Dec
The Angel of Annunciation by Alfred Delp
A writing on Advent by Alfred Delp, who died in a Nazi camp in 1945. Do read the whole article.
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05
Dec
The End of Advent by Joseph Bottum | Articles | First Things
“The disappearance of Advent hurts both the religious and the secular Christmas season. The anticipation built during the Advent ritual
04
Dec
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“He will come like last leaf’s fall.
One night when the November wind
has flayed the trees to the
03
Dec
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“‘Those who wait for you will not be disappointed.’ (Ps. 25.3) Despite this gloomy time, with a certitude about
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02
Dec
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“Funny how you rarely see advocates of "tough love” apply it to themselves. Whether in personal or political domains
30
Nov
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A beautiful shot of Dorothy Day with Mother Teresa. Both wrestled with the Dark Night of the Soul in profound