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May 23rd, 2013
It is never too late to be what you might have been. — George Eliot

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December 10th, 2009
“Advent is concerned with that very connection between memory and hope which is so necessary to man. Advent’s intention is to awaken the most profound and basic emotional memory within us, namely, the memory of the God who became a child.”
Pope Benedict XVI

Reflect on what God as a child means to you.…
December 9th, 2009
“We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn.”
Henry David Thoreau

Get up earlier than usual tomorrow. We trust you’ll find something good and productive to do with your time.…
December 8th, 2009
Pwn3d U

Exercise your sense of humor today.…
December 7th, 2009
“For a nation which has an almost evil reputation for bustle, bustle, bustle, and rush, rush, rush, we spend an enormous amount of time standing around in line in front of windows, just waiting.”
Robert Benchley (writer, actor, 1889-1945)

Go into a store and challenge yourself not to buy anything.…
December 6th, 2009
“Let’s approach Christmas with an expectant hush, rather than a last-minute rush.”
anonymous

Refrain from unnecessary talk today and use the quiet time to reflect on what you really want to accomplish this Christmas season.…
December 5th, 2009
“A prison cell, in which one waits, hopes… and is completely dependent on the fact that the door of freedom has to be opened from the outside, is not a bad picture of Advent.”
Dietrich Bonhoeffer (pastor, theologian, 1906-1945)

What is keeping you from being free? Reflect on how much of your prison is of your own making.…
December 4th, 2009
Heinz ad

Eat one meal today and take time to savor it.…
December 3rd, 2009
“Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne, and myself founded empires; but what foundation did we rest the creations of our genius? Upon force. Jesus Christ founded an empire upon love; and at this hour millions of men would die for Him.”
Napoleon Bonaparte

Answer the question: Is there anything in your life you would die for? Why?…
December 2nd, 2009
“When you’ve seen beyond yourself, then you may find, peace of mind is waiting there.”
George Harrison

Recall a moment in your life when you’ve found peace. How can you recapture that today?…
December 1st, 2009
“Not to anticipate is already to moan.”
Leonardo da Vinci

Choose not to complain today.…
November 30th, 2009
“It is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child Himself.”
Charles Dickens

Make a plan today to volunteer with children before Christmas.…
November 29th, 2009
“Never tell a young person that anything cannot be done. God may have been waiting centuries for someone ignorant enough of the impossible to do that very thing.”
G.M. Trevelyan (English historian, 1876-1962)

Consider what God is waiting for you to do.…
November 17th, 2009
Kitten vs Fan

What invisible forces are you fighting in your own life.…
November 11th, 2009
Self-helping Book Helper

Today, do something constructive around the house.…
November 2nd, 2009
Al Pacino’s Speech from Any Given Sunday [WARNING: PROFANITY AHEAD!]

Who can you go the extra six inches for?…
October 28th, 2009
Dennis Hopper recites “If” by Rudyard Kipling

Reflect on the poem and what it means in your life.…
October 26th, 2009
The Voca People

Don’t feel silly; sing in public, or in private.…
December 24th, 2008
Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Advent
Misa del Gallo

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Advent Fast Fact
In Spanish, Midnight Mass is often referred to as Misa del Gallo (“Rooster’s Mass”).
Filipino custom is to go to mass at the crack of dawn — 4 or 5 a.m. — for nine straight days, December 16 through December 24.

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December 23rd, 2008
Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Advent
Making it comfy

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Advent Fast Fact
In France, children would add one piece of straw each day to the manger, to create a comfy sleeping place for Jesus.
When they did this, they also would be expected to offer a prayer or good deed for the day.

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December 22nd, 2008
Monday of the Fourth Week of Advent
Where Do Candy Canes Come From?

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Advent Fast Fact

Q. True or False: Candy canes were originally made by a candy maker in the shape of a “J” with red stripes to represent the “stripes” of Jesus’ scourging?
A. False. Candy canes have very little religious origins other than the following: Straight white candy sticks and cookies were often used throughout the Christmas season, and placed on Christmas trees when Europeans started using Christmas trees.
Around 1670, at the Cologne Cathedral in Germany, restless youngsters were attending ceremonies near the Christmas living creche scene. The choirmaster persuaded craftsmen to make sticks of candy bent at the end to represent shepherds’…
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