Preparing for Advent
“Live with Patrick Sullivan” Catholic Lay Evangelist Episode 8: Preparing for Advent You can watch the full show here:...
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julia marshall
- Nov 24, 2016
- 1 min
Your Christmas Reading List
As I travel to give parish missions through the seasons of Advent and Lent I am constantly struck by the response to various Biblical...
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julia marshall
- Dec 23, 2015
- 1 min
Come to Christ Day 25: Preparing for a Holy Night
Sometimes we need a reminder that a holy night and a silent night are not exactly the same thing. For while it is true that silence is...
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julia marshall
- Dec 22, 2015
- 2 min
Come to Christ Day 24: A Prophet’s Limitations
You can imagine I’m sure the burden a prophet must carry. Seeing what others can’t see, and having the obligation to speak the unpopular...
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julia marshall
- Dec 19, 2015
- 1 min
Come to Christ Day 21: An Immaculate Conception
The teaching of the immaculate conception has more to do with Christmas than most people suppose, and for very different reasons than is...
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julia marshall
- Dec 18, 2015
- 2 min
Come to Christ Day 20: And War Broke Out in Heaven…A Christmas Tale
When it comes to the Christmas story many of us would be at a loss to describe it in any way that does not involve shepherds, a manger…...
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julia marshall
- Dec 17, 2015
- 1 min
Come to Christ Day 19: I’m on Holy Days
For most of our contemporaries the idea of entering into holy days has all but been removed from their psyches, …and the reason for this...
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julia marshall
- Dec 16, 2015
- 1 min
Come to Christ Day 18: Jesus Has a List Too
I can only imagine the consternation it would have caused to our most ancient brothers and sisters in the Faith… …to hear that many of us...
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julia marshall
- Dec 15, 2015
- 1 min
Come to Christ Day 17: Let There Be Light
It is difficult sometimes to believe that in our present darkness, …whether that is one’s personal experience with the world, or...
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julia marshall
- Dec 13, 2015
- 1 min
Wake Up Joseph
In the Gospel of Matthew there is a scene that brings much hope to the situation we all find ourselves in. Joseph has, in light of the...
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julia marshall
- Dec 12, 2015
- 1 min
Christmas Without Angels?
Nothing is more drab than trying to interpret away the great angelic scenes from our holy Scriptures. Especially here in the beginning of...
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julia marshall
- Dec 8, 2015
- 1 min
Come to Christ Day 10: Why a Manger?
My two year old daughter Sophia was placing her little baby doll in her crib. It was her nap time you see. And of course it all had to be...
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julia marshall
- Dec 7, 2015
- 1 min
Come to Christ Day 9: An Announcement
Could you imagine the thoughts of the young Mary, as the angel Gabriel let her know God’s plan to become incarnate in her? Could you...
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julia marshall
- Dec 5, 2015
- 1 min
Come to Christ Day 7: A Terrible Tale
How difficult it is to remind the world of the dark side of Christmas, the backdrop of death and violence, that set the stage for the...
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julia marshall
- Dec 4, 2015
- 1 min
Come to Christ Day 6: Surround Yourself with Family
We have always known instinctively that there is safety in numbers, but when a family gathers around Christmas it is for much more than...
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julia marshall
- Dec 3, 2015
- 2 min
Come to Christ Day 5: That Drummer Boy
If you have never heard the endearing story of the drummer boy, then I daresay you are missing out. In short… …it is the story of a boy...
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julia marshall
- Dec 2, 2015
- 2 min
Come to Christ Day 4: Hanging on a Tree
Around this time there always seems to be an upward surge of effort and energy around the globe to find the historical roots of some of...
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julia marshall
- Dec 1, 2015
- 1 min
Come to Christ Day 3: A Virgin Shall Conceive
I think one of the most disheartening truths about the Christians of our time, is that we have… …(by and large)… …ceased to believe in...
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julia marshall
- Nov 30, 2015
- 1 min
Come to Christ Day 2: He is Coming
In the Book of Malachi we come across a very unsettling text, even for the ancient Jew. Because there in chapter 3 we read: “Behold, the...
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julia marshall
- Nov 29, 2015
- 2 min
Come to Christ Day 1 – Find Your Star
It has been said by many in recent days that we are indeed entering a dark time. Whole peoples are on the move and a sense of unease is...
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