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I wrote these notes to speak to a U.S. audience in 2007, in liturgical year ‘A.’ The word ‘advent’ is derived from the Latin word ‘adventus,’ which means ‘coming’ or ‘arrival.’  Ancient...

Christmas 2013 issue Click on link to view Intercom Christmas contents Editorial and Newsletter resources Feature Article  Catholic Schools Week 2014 (pdf) Catholic Schools Week 2014 Catholic Schools Week is an occasion to celebrate...

Lectionary Reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Year A December 22, 2013 Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child...

By lungfish ~ Introduction “For I am confident of this very thing, that He who began a good work in you will perfect it until the day of Christ Jesus.“ Philippians 1:6 I once called myself a Christian. I thought I was a child of God among...

Misericordia et misera Apostolic Letter of Pope Francis at the Conclusion of the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy FRANCIS TO ALL WHO READ THIS APOSTOLIC LETTER MERCY AND PEACE Misericordia et misera is a phrase used by Saint Augustine in recounting...