Advent
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Ways of Seeing: Advent is a blessing to all faiths
It may seem blasphemous to write this, but I’m a Jew who loves Advent.
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Matthew Dickerson: Advent, waiting and origins of Middle Earth
Today — the day this column is published — is the final day of Advent 2020. If the world doesn’t end tonight, tomorrow morning it will be Christmas.…
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Faith Gong: The art of waiting
“I can’t stand it! I just can’t wait any longer!” I hear these words from my daughters on a daily basis, it seems. Sometimes they’re spoken in frustration,…
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Matt Dickerson: Alaska, Advent and thoughts about waiting
My wife Deborah and I had dinner this week with our friends Rich and Jan Warren. We met at the Bobcat Café and Brewery in Bristol, one of…
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St. Stephen’s sets the mood with Advent concerts
MIDDLEBURY — Advent is observed by Christian churches as a season of waiting and preparation for the celebration of Christmas. Churches often hold special musical events during the…