Advent Means ‘No, Not Yet’
By Edward Hoyt It’s a funny thing you realize as you step into the church the first Sunday of Advent: we worship a God who has come into the world, and yet we worship a God whose coming we await. And...
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Advent: What Are You Waiting For?
By John Lindner Advent: The season of waiting. Photo courtesy of Nicholas Irwin. Advent got me thinking about waiting. I made a brief inventory of the things I’m waiting for then quick gave up because...
View ArticleThree Advent Epiphanies
By Edward Hoyt Advent Epiphany #1: Waiting on line for communion is like a little Advent. Each time. I guess it should be obvious. But yesterday, as we approached for Communion, rather than sing “One...
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Photos: Advent Prayer
This Advent season, as you celebrate the season of waiting for the Lord, use this prayer each week as you light the candles of your Advent wreath. Lord, our God, we praise you for your Son, Jesus...
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Christmas Around the World
By Patrick Carney Christmas traditions differ from family to family let along continent to continent. We reached out to some colleagues who have spent Christmas abroad to tell us what Christmas is...
View ArticleTop 5 Advent Songs
By Edward Hoyt I once read liner notes to a Bob Marley album suggesting that “Waiting in Vain” was really about loving the wait. Advent is full of that sort of paradox, when the special joy we have in...
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Photo Friday: Christmas Gifts
This Christmas season, we at CRS thank you for the gifts you give to those in need every day of the year. Catholics Give the Gift of Clean Water A child in Afghanistan uses one of the 14 water taps...
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FaithLinks: Advent Edition
The Advent season is in full swing and we wanted to share some of the posts we’ve come across this past week that’s gotten us excited for the coming of Jesus. Read along and share any Advent-related...
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In Shadow as Well as Light: An Advent Prayer
Kim Pozniak/CRSLoving and gracious God, When the days grow darker Casting long, cold shadows Allowing fear and despair into our lives Let my light shine brighter. When the task grows more wearisome...
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Philippines: Living Advent After Typhoon Haiyan
by Jim Stipe Talk about a tough way to enter Advent. I had just returned home from the Philippines, where CRS is assisting hundreds of thousands of people who lost their homes and more to Typhoon...
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