Category: advent
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Get Your Daily Advent Reflections Here!
Prepare for the coming of Christ with Everyday Stewardship Advent Reflections. Sign up to receive daily reflections and challenges from Tracy Earl Welliver straight to your inbox. Access your daily #Advent challenges here: http://go.4lpi.com/LPi-2018-Advent-Reflections-Sign-Up_LPi-2018-Advent-Reflections-Sign-Up.html
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King of Kings
Our liturgical year is drawing to a close and this Sunday we celebrate Christ the King. Check out my latest Everyday Stewardship reflection for this Sunday on the LPi Blog. Also, journey with me for Advent with daily reflections and Everyday Stewardship challenges sent to your email inbox every day!
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Commanding Presence
After 100 years of construction and the blessing of the recently finished ‘Trinity Dome’ on December 8, The Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC is now complete. Walking in, one is at once struck by the towering mosaic of Christ in the north apse. One of the largest mosaics…
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God is Coming
There’s a man goin’ ’round takin’ names And he decides who to free and who to blame Everybody won’t be treated all the same There’ll be a golden ladder reachin’ down When the man comes around – Johnny Cash I grew up a Mississippi Protestant surrounded by hellfire and brimstone preachers who often preached the question,…
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4 Tips to Prepare Your Catholic Parish for Advent
Advent begins December 3 this year and it will be here before we know it! Advent is a time of preparation for Christmas, but it can only be fruitful if we spend some time preparing for the preparation. Here are just 4 things we can do now to ensure that on the first Sunday of…
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Are You Ready?
Last year, parishes across North America gave out the printed booklet, Everyday Stewardship Advent 2016. It featured a reflection for each day, followed by a daily stewardship challenge. We received great feedback and were happy to enrich the lives of many during this season of preparation. THIS YEAR, Everyday Stewardship Advent 2017 will be entirely…
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Secret Ambition
I recall the summer of 1980 when I went to stay with my Grandparents for six weeks. They had a 10-unit apartment building on the Intracoastal in Ft. Lauderdale, FL, a very prominent area of town. My plan was to work for my grandfather painting, doing yardwork and basic upkeep. I had calculated the amount…
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God is with Us
An Everyday Stewardship Reflection for the Fourth Sunday of Advent 2016 The name Emmanuel means, “God is with us.” This is a title we use for Jesus frequently during the Advent and Christmas season, but it’s impact should stay with us throughout the year. The Incarnation, God becoming human in the person of Jesus Christ,…
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FEAST OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE
From Everyday Stewardship Advent 2016 12 December 2016 On December 9, 1531, Our Lady appeared to a simple Aztec Indian who had converted to the Catholic faith, Juan Diego. Three days later, at Juan Diego’s request, Mary provided a sign so the local bishop would believe that she actually had appeared. Roses grew out…
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