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St. Andrew The fourth Sunday before Christmas marks the beginning of the liturgical calendar in much of the Western Church. This year 1st Advent Sunday falls directly on St. Andrew’s Day, November 30. Advent comes from the Latin Adventus,meaning ‘arrival’. During Advent Christians prepare for both the anniversary the birth of Christ, as celebrated on December [...] Remember, Remember, the Fourth of November… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jll5baCAaQU&NR=1] Ten months and one day ago the country watched a relatively unknown African-American candidate named Barack Hussein Obama achieve an astounding victory over more experienced politicians in a state not known for its cultural diversity. The Iowa Caucus of January 3, 2008 introduced America to a determined young Senator and the [...]
Every fourth year on the first Tuesday in November, over 100 million U.S. citizens carry out a peculiar ritual. They embark on an American Pilgrimage known as Election Day. The American Pilgrimage is shorter than say, the Hajj to Mecca. American Pilgrims head just around the corner to locally-designated temporary sanctuaries known as “Polling [...] |
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