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The Word
Engaged
John Kavanaugh,
S. J.
Joy in the Diminish-
ments
Yet it is nothing but our diminishment, our losses, our sadness, our weight of
sin that Advent confronts and calls us out of. Somehow it is the pathos of our
own melancholy that must be laughed away.
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Historical Cultural
Context
John J. Pilch
Toll Collectors and Soldiers
What is an American believer to make of the Baptizer’s exhortations? Greed, selfishness,
and abuse of power and position are still with us. Who among us will be the modern
voice crying in the wilderness?
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Thoughts from the
Early Church
Origen of Alexandria
I should like to discover our Lord’s reason for holding a winnowing fan and to
inquire into the nature of the wind that scatters the light chaff here and there,
leaving the heavier grain lying in a heap.
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Preparing for
Sunday
Larry
Gillick, S. J.
God does this in the sending of the Good News in Christ. We ourselves are saying something about our feelings, our reverence for the receiver and something explicit about our union or love. The gift says something of the good news about our relationship and the words complete
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Scripture
In Depth
Reginald H. Fuller
As the Lord
comes nearer and nearer, we become more and more excited. The rhythm of Advent
is well captured by the Advent wreath, which starts with one lighted candle and
ends with four.
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