Archbishop Charles Chaput, Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Monday, December 18, 2017
Advent is a wonderful time of year. It’s that special season when families huddle together around the TV (or alone, on their various devices) to watch hundreds of greed-inspiring ads and listen to Xmas carols with rewritten lyrics that sell lottery tickets, and cars, and smartphones.That’s Option A. Option B is this: We can make Advent something much deeper and much better. We can live it as the season was meant to be lived.
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The season of prayer and witness
Archbishop Charles Chaput, Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Monday, December 18, 2017
Advent is a wonderful time of year. It’s that special season when families huddle together around the TV (or alone, on their various devices) to watch hundreds of greed-inspiring ads and listen to Xmas carols with rewritten lyrics that sell lottery tickets, and cars, and smartphones.That’s Option A. Option B is this: We can make Advent something much deeper and much better. We can live it as the season was meant to be lived.