Each week, we bring you interesting stories from around the web. Here’s what caught our eye this week!
CHRISTMAS
How Does an Advent Calendar Work?
In today’s throwback podcast, Father Dave answers a caller’s question about Advent calendars: “Why are Advent calendars that are sold in stores always dated December 1-24, instead of the actual period of Advent?”…Read Full Article
From busted halo
HOLIDAY SPIRIT
Delighting in Holiday Light Shows
Scenes of people getting into the holiday spirit—Christmas markets opening, festive lights adorning buildings and trees, light shows and holiday events taking place—all to make the most of the shorter winter days in the north, and to bring a little color, brightness, and wonder into the season.…Read Full Article
From the Atlantic
LIFE
Procrastinators are people too (and they actually get things done)
Instead of seeing procrastination as a problem that needs to be dealt with, or worse, as a pathology that must be ‘cured’, Lamia began to understand procrastination as a valid strategy for getting things done. And this attitude was new territory in the field…Read Full Article
From cbc
SOCIAL JUSTICE
Shop ‘til They Drop
“Does America have to be hit in the gut with a catastrophic disaster like 9/11, Hurricane Sandy, Hurricane Harvey, or, more recently Hurricane Irma, for love to unconditionally surpass hate?”…One of the greatest myths in America is that the Civil War ended slavery. It did not…Read Full Article
From Sojourners
RELIGION
Pope in Bangladesh, continues diplomatic tightrope walk
DHAKA, Bangladesh (RNS) — Pope Francis has arrived in Bangladesh, praising the country for welcoming refugees from neighboring Myanmar, though he still refrained from identifying them as Rohingya Muslims…Read Full Article
From RNS
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