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Fr. Robert P. Imbelli
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Francis X. Maier
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Richard A. Spinello
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Carrie Gress
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Fr. Paul D. Scalia
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RECENT COLUMNS
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Fr. Robert P. Imbelli
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Francis X. Maier
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Richard A. Spinello
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Carrie Gress
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Fr. Paul D. Scalia
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The lonely Church
Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review
Thursday, December 24, 2020
The first Christmas was also attended by a small and quite irregular congregation, under the threat of danger and the shadow of death. There were shepherds and a few pagan mystics. Which was the more holy: the small muck of the animals at the first Christmas, or the antiseptic cleaner that was sprayed on the open pews just before our return to church? I submit the mystery to a higher authority.