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FAITH ALIVE: Advent week two: Promise, prophecy and return

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FAITH ALIVE: Advent week two: Promise, prophecy and return

July 29, 2019October 11, 2025

By Catholic News ServiceIN A NUTSHELLThe world needs modern-day prophets like Isaiah who continue to declare hope during bleak times and can remind people that God has not forgotten them. God's promise lives on.Advent is a time of preparation through repentance. We must admit our sinfulness. Yet, it is repentance born out of hope.We celebrate…...