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This is the fourth in a series of four Advent Reflections from EWTN with Fr. Timothy Finigan.

The Meaning of Christmas

The Meaning of Christmas

Catholic Brass is a group of brass players from St. Michael the Archangel Church in Woodstock, Georgia. They perform with a world class choir, and organist and music director Michael W. Ostro. Their Advent CD, Prepare the Way, which includes scriptural readings by their pastor, Father Larry Niese, is set to beautiful music. Another CD, Holy Art Thou, contains traditional Catholic choral music performed in concert in Rome, Italy. Here are a few track samples. I especially like The Angel Gabriel.

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Vom Himmel hoch es kamen engel hell well klan
The Annunciation
The Angel Gabriel
Immaculate Mary
The Visitation
Light The Advent Candle
Cantate Domino

This is the third in a series of four Advent Reflections with Fr. Dominic Allain.

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Searching for God’s Presence

This is Catholic Answers Live 12/25/2003 Christmas Day special episode with guests Dr. Ray Guarendi and Coleen Mast. They talk about their Christmas traditions. A helpful and funny talk. It’s not our birthday it’s the Lord’s birthday. Depression, holiday blues and stress.

Christmas Day Special
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Here is another CAL 12/25/2001 Christmas Day special with guest Dr. Ray Guarendi. Various topics discussed: To teach the real meaning of Christmas should we get rid of the
competition, Santa Claus? What about those who only go to Mass on Christmas and Easter?

Christmas Day Special
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This episode of Catholic Minute with Fr. Roderick is about an ancient hymn sung in this time of Advent, Rorate Caeli.

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ADVENT REFLECTIONS – This is the second in a series of four with Fr. Anthony Meredith, SJ
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The Baptist Prepares for Christ

The Baptist Prepares for Christ

Thanks to View From The Pews for this post on Josh Groban’s Christmas Album “Noel”. I will be adding a few songs to my iPod. You can download his album at iTunes. Enjoy his song “Thankful” on this YouTube video.

ADVENT REFLECTIONS

Advent meditations on the coming of Christ to better prepare ourselves for the celebration of His Birth. Recorded on-location in the Church of the Immaculate Conception or “Farm Street Church” in the Mayfair district of London. Vigilance and Conversion by Fr. John Saward is the first in a series of four.

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Vigilance and Conversion

The 11/26/2001 Catholic Answers Live Show, Advent: Preparing for the Messiah with host Jerry Usher and guest Fr. Benedict Groeschel. Fr. Groeschel explains in many Christian families and schools there is a lack of real understanding of what the ancient Church taught about Jesus Christ and there are phony ideas of Christ. The best thing to do in Advent and Lent is to introduce the children to simple reading of scripture. In terms of the secular observance of Christmas, the Christmas tree and Santa Claus, fit that into a Christian perspective. Some of it is silly and commercial. The advent wreath came out of England in the Middle Ages. It used to have a candle for every day of Advent. Sadly, the idea of fasting in Advent has gotten lost. Listen Download