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  1. Thursday, December 24, 2020

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    12/24/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1223. We remember the now-popular nativity character of the Caganer. The reading is the Christmas Eve Benediction from Astronaut Frank Gorman onboard Apollo 8.
    Thursday, December 24, 2020

  2. Wednesday, December 23, 2020

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    12/23/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1648 when George Fox first founded his Society of Friends, also known as the Quakers. The reading is a 5th century Advent hymn, "Vox clara ecce intonat," translated by Edward Caswals as "Hark! A Thrilling Voice is Sounding!"
    Wednesday, December 23, 2020

  3. Tuesday, December 22, 2020

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    12/22/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1216. We remember the founding of the Dominican Order. The reading is from Charles Wesley, the last two stanzas to his "Hymn for Christmas Day."
    Tuesday, December 22, 2020

  4. Monday, December 21, 2020

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    12/21/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1504. We remember Berthold von Henneberg. The reading is from 16th-century poet Robert Southwell, "A Christmas Poem."
    Monday, December 21, 2020

  5. Sunday, December 20, 2020

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    12/20/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1849. We remember pre-Millenial William Miller. The reading is from David A. Redding, "Adult Advent Announcement."
    Sunday, December 20, 2020

  6. Saturday, December 19, 2020

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    12/19/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1961. We remember the "Virgin Mother of a Thousand Egyptians," Lillian Trasher. The reading is from Christopher Harvey, a 17th-century poet, his "Nativity."
    Saturday, December 19, 2020

  7. Friday, December 18, 2020

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    12/18/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1979. We remember the theologian Hans Küng. The reading is a word for Advent on the Incarnation from Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
    Friday, December 18, 2020

  8. 186: Christmas During the Civil War

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    12/17/20
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Can We Just Have A Civil Christmas? In the episode, what was Christmas like during the Civil War? Puritans, holiday traditions, and why the Church is an incarnate Church.
    186: Christmas During the Civil War

  9. Thursday, December 17, 2020

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    12/17/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1551. We remember Father György Martinuzzi. The reading is from Scott Cairns, "Christmas Green."
    Thursday, December 17, 2020

  10. Wednesday, December 16, 2020

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    12/16/20
    8 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1989. We remember Romanian pastor and dissident Laszlo Tokes. The reading is from Alan Jones, "May Christmas Come."
    Wednesday, December 16, 2020

  11. Tuesday, December 15, 2020

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    12/15/20
    9 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1937. We remember Pavel Alexandrovich Florensky. The reading is from Jean-Paul Richter, "The Holiest Among the Mighty."
    Tuesday, December 15, 2020

  12. Monday, December 14, 2020

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    12/14/20
    10 mins
    By Dan van Voorhis | Christopher Gillespie
    The year was 1363. We remember Jean Gerson. The reading for today is a poem entitled "Advent" by Sr. Christine Schenk.
    Monday, December 14, 2020