The Mystery of the Incarnation
Editor’s Note: Reflection on the Mass readings for the 4th Sunday of Advent (Year B) – Second Samuel 7:1-5, 8-11, 16; Psalms 89:2-3, 4-5, 27, 29; Romans 16:25-27; Luke 1:26-38; This series appears each...
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View ArticleDaily Catholic Quote from Dr. Peter Kreeft
“Our culture has filled our heads but emptied our hearts, stuffed our wallets but starved our wonder. It has fed our thirst for facts but not for meaning or mystery. It produces ‘nice’ people, not...
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