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Advent Bulletin Inserts
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
Text from the first half of "Advent Bulletin Inserts"|Beginning Advent:|What are the key first steps to enter into Advent? We can all slow down. We can all breathe more deeply. We can all begin to trust that this will be ...
Becoming John the Baptist
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
Text from the first half of "Becoming John the Baptist"|Advent can take us way beyond preparing for Christmas. It certainly does prepare us to be open to the gifts that come with this season. It is a season of hope and ...
As Advent Begins
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
Many of us are in an ideal place to begin Advent, but we don't know it. It can be tempting to think that, because we are struggling these days, we can't enter into Advent without a big change in our mood or without distancing ...
Reconciliation and Healing for Advent
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
Text from the first four paragraphs of "Reconciliation and Healing"|Advent is a wonderful time to celebrate the reconciling love and the healing graces our Lord offers us. Like all religious experience, it takes ...
Praying with the Aftermath of our Christmas
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
Instead of the Light of Christ filling our Christmas, we sometimes just experienced lightning. It is a very common experience. We were tired. We were out of our patterns. There was lots of emotional baggage there. ...
Contemplating the Visitation with Zechariah
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
Text from the first half of "Contemplating the Visitation with Zechariah"|But when Zechariah came out, he was unable to speak to them, and they realized that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. He was gesturing to them ...
Preparing for Advent
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
"Setting the Stage For Our Advent Journey, Even Before It Begins.|Getting in Touch with Myself One of the best ways to prepare for the very special season of Advent is to "get in touch with ourselves." It may sound odd, ...
Praying Advent As Parents
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
"It is a special privilege and a tremendous challenge being a parent and Advent is a wonderful season to reflect upon this mystery. Because it is a season of hope, we can bring our children into our Advent prayer, holding ...
Praying Advent While Caring for Parents
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
"Text from the first four paragraphs of "Praying Advent While Caring for Parents"|Many of us find ourselves in this Season of Advent as care givers for our parents. For some of us, this is a new experience - one we never ...
First Week of Advent: Daily Advent Prayer
(Creighton University, Online Ministries, 2000-01-01)
As we begin Advent, we light one candle in the midst of all the darkness in our lives and in the world. It symbolizes our longing, our desire, our hope. Three "advents" or "comings" shape our desire. We want to be renewed ...