Advent
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Often Christmas, and the weeks of Advent that precede it, is a time when the juxtaposition of the sacred and secular feels sometimes blatantly opposed, and sometimes quite blurred. This theme invites us to imagine that indeed, every thing, every one, every encounter, is pregnant with the sacred. Not in a “where is God in…
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Words for the Beginning: Advent Reminders for New SeasonsAdvent is a season of endings and beginnings. As the calendar year comes to a close, a new church year begins. Christ’s birth ushers us into new ways of living and loving; and yet, the world as we know it spins madly on. We remember the ancient…