The Advent Ember Days
Masha Goepel
December 21, AD2023
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This year, the Ember Days fall later in Advent than usual. They always follow the feast of St. Lucy on December 13th, and so are
Advent and Penitence, Past and Present
Anthony S. Layne
December 9, AD2020
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Is Advent a penitential season? Yes, it is. No, it isn’t. Well, maybe it ought to be again. The answer you get depends, I suspect,
Ember Days: Recovering the Tradition of Reparation
Nicholas LaBanca
October 4, AD2018
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As one looks across the Catholic landscape right now, one would think that we were in Lent. The Church is reeling right now from the
