WELCOME ADVENT!!!

We THANK the Kuinerrarmiut Elitnaurviat 5th Grade, in Quinhagak, Alaska, for this OUTSTANDING rendition of the HALLELUJAH Chorus.

Announcement:

God the Father joyfully requests your presence at the celebration of the arrival of His Son on December 25th.

The event is to be celebrated in two places, Heaven and Earth.

You are cordially requested to prepare for the upcoming celebration over the next four weeks by extending His invitation in love and "good will" to all that you meet.

Please RSVP by allowing the "light" in your heart and home to shine in the world!

PEACE be unto you and yours

Father Ron shares the story of William. William allowed him to truly go deeper into the mystery of life to death. It is Father's assertion that William might even be the true source of the tears in the desert. 

Mary, the Mother of Jesus 

~by Susi Pittman

The glorious Season of Advent is here! It is Susi's favorite time of year! In preparation for the arrival of the Savior of the World, Susi pulls from two of Christianity's most holy women, Mary and Elizabeth. How magnificent that God would prepare an immaculate soul a NEW Ark of the Covenant to receive His "living presence" into her womb.

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Advent Reflection 

~by Sister Marie Rene, S.S.J.

A woman of prayer....our Sister Marie Rene leads us into the perfect prayer to begin our Advent celebration.

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My Favorite Dollar 

~by Frank Gromling

Frank loves "a dollar!" And the dollar he loves buys nothing, but is more beautiful than anything as the legend tells us why.

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Hurry, hurry...time is short! The guest is about to arrive and Mary wants you to be prepared!

Have you ever wondered about those precious and mysterious gifts given to Jesus at His birth? Frankincense and Myrrh? Our guest columnist, Michele Hammerton of Ancient Essense has a remarkable accounting of the healing properties of these

heavenly essences.

Light

~by Joseph Kaiser

"Let there be light." Joe takes us on a transitional journey of LIGHT through both the Old & New Testaments. Are you sure you understand light?

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November's Recommended Read:  

Until Tuesday

~by Michele Gregoire

Catholic Steward's Book Reviewer, Michele Gregoire, has a review for you on UNTIL TUESDAY: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him. It is a review that will have you racing to the bookstore for your copy. Soldiers and their service dogs ...a look at the new American war vet!

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"The greatest danger for most is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that our aim is too low and we reach it."

TOM DUBOIS

Artist Tom DuBois, born September 15th, 1957, has the gift of seeing through a child's eyes thus transforming the realistic into the fantastic. The results are highly imaginative works of art unique to his creative genius. A true Renaissance man, DuBois has merged his love of art, poetry, and music into an interesting and diverse career. He is an illustrator as well as a fine artist, poet, singer, and storyteller. Tom often appears at gallery signings with his acoustic guitar and sings to the amazement and delight of his collectors. He is fond of a quote by Picasso, "Every child is an artist. The problem is remaining a child once you grow up."

He has created a collectable art series on the classic biblical stories. His artistic interpretation of these biblical stories is an intricate web of scholarly and biblical research, authentic detail, and his own imagination.

His artwork is available through  

FOUNDATION ARTS.

Marianist Environmental Education Center  

In Mary's hope-filled spirit, we preserve and act in communion with the land and educate other communities in sustainability through ecology-based simple living, social justice and spirituality.

Support CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES and buy a gift. When you buy a share of a project in the CRS Catalog, you are a gift of hope to the most desperate people overseas.

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The Dog Who Saved Christmas 

A GREAT, Family-Fun movie to buy or rent.

CANOE CREATION: To provide churches, camps, home school groups and schools of all Christian denominations in the Ohio valley with river canoeing, camping, and outdoor disciple building experiences that:

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Fertilizing with Fresh Seaweed

The incredible benefits of using seaweed in the garden cannot be underestimated. A great article from the folks at Ways 2 Go GREEN.

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Prolonged Sitting Linked to Cancer