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Category: Opinion

Take courageous action this Advent

Posted on Dec 16, 2021Dec 14, 2021 in Guest Opinion
Take courageous action this Advent

Advent is a time of anticipation for the celebration of the birth of Christ and a time to reflect on …Read More

The songs of Advent

Posted on Dec 9, 2021Dec 8, 2021 in Editorials
The songs of Advent

As Christians, we believe that we are in the world but not of the world. However, straddling the two worlds …Read More

The sacrament of confirmation: A call to express spiritual gifts in a corporeal way

Posted on Dec 9, 2021Dec 8, 2021 in Guest Opinion
The sacrament of confirmation: A call to express spiritual gifts in a corporeal way

Sarah Adams SAU Theological Perspective Immediate images that come to mind when one recalls the sacrament of confirmation may be …Read More

The ‘season of vigil keeping’

Posted on Dec 2, 2021Dec 1, 2021 in Editorials
The ‘season of vigil keeping’

Bishop Robert Barron describes Advent as the “season of vigil keeping” in his Gospel reflection for Nov. 28, the first …Read More

Advent patience

Posted on Dec 2, 2021Dec 2, 2021 in Guest Opinion
Advent patience

The day after Halloween I heard Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” on the radio. Carey’s classic, …Read More

A call to strengthen our hearts this Advent

Posted on Nov 25, 2021Nov 24, 2021 in Editorials
A call to  strengthen our hearts this Advent

It broke the heart of Deacon Tom Hardie when the onset of the pandemic prevented him from distributing the Eucharist …Read More

Find the light of hope and refuse to let the darkness win

Posted on Nov 25, 2021Nov 24, 2021 in Guest Opinion
Find the light of hope and refuse to let the darkness win

As November ends, darkness seems to close in on us. The bright leaves of earlier weeks have fallen and had …Read More

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