Advent

  • The Christmas Jerk

    The Christmas Jerk

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    Jason
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    Do you know the underrated villain of the Christmas story? No, not King Herod. He’s definitely the worst, but he also hogs the limelight. I’m referring to the innkeeper. “And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for…

  • There’s No Place Like Home 🏠

    There’s No Place Like Home 🏠

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    Kim
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    The second week of Advent this year is a BIG one for Mother Mary! 💙 Go Team Mary! 💙 We celebrated the Feast of the Immaculate Conception on Monday (Lucys’ birthday!), Our Lady of Guadalupe on Thursday (my MIL’s birthday), and a day that I’m just starting to learn more about and LOVE, Our Lady…

  • Jiggety Jig

    Jiggety Jig

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    Jason
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    Let’s talk about jigs. Not the lively dance with leaping movements, but rather the device for guiding a tool or for holding machine work in place.  The older I get, the more I appreciate that the Church has liturgical seasons. I’ve come to think of them as jigs that keep us on track spiritually. And this world has no…

  • The Thing About Gifts

    The Thing About Gifts

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    Jason
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    You don’t need to put a gift in a box and wrap it in fancy paper for it to be a gift. It’s still a thoughtful and generous gesture of love or appreciation. But the wrappings add mystery, magic, and a key ingredient that makes it truly special: anticipation. Anticipation is one of two things we’ve…

  • What is Gaudete Sunday?

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    Jason
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    The third Sunday of Advent is called “Gaudete Sunday” and is marked by the rose candle on the Advent wreath. Its name comes from the entrance antiphon of the Mass, which is: Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice.Indeed, the Lord is near. This is a quotation from Philippians 4:4-5, and in Latin,…

  • Not a Morning Person

    Not a Morning Person

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    Jason
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    Do elk have the choice of being a morning person? Are there some elk, hidden away in the woods, “sleeping in?” Some who stayed up late contemplating the universe, or were up all night partying with other woodland creatures? Alas, I assume that elk are wired the way they are wired, and they don’t have…