The Shepherd's Voice with Archbishop George J. Lucas
Archdiocese of Omaha
Displaying 4 items of The Shepherd's Voice with Archbishop George J. Lucas with the tag "advent".
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54: From Presents to Presence
Episode | December 16th, 2020 | 26 mins 52 secs
2020, advent, bishop, catholic bishop, catholic church, catholic podcast, catholicism, christmas
Archbishop Lucas shares how we can more fully enter into the celebration of Christmas in a year that has been strange and difficult. He also looks back on what 2020 has revealed about our individual and collective struggles to rely on Christ.
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Episode 42: Christmas: Quiet glory and a Kingdom for the poor
Episode | December 16th, 2019 | 17 mins 32 secs
advent, christmas
There are many distractions this time of year, but during Advent and Christmas, the Church repeatedly points us toward Jesus’ proclamation of the Kingdom. How can we receive this announcement anew this Christmas? How do we see the glory of the Lord here and now, especially in the faces of the poor?
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Episode 24: Christmas: Jesus Wades into the Human Mess
Episode | December 21st, 2018 | 21 mins 3 secs
advent, hope
In the face of challenges - those facing the Church, those facing us personally - it's easy to feel that God is distant from us. What the Church proposes, however, is that the Lord is near and that He enters into our particular circumstances. This time of year, our primary task is to ask for Him to come near, and to be open to how He wants to make Himself known to us.
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Episode 7: This Advent, "Watch!"
Episode | December 1st, 2017 | 9 mins 20 secs
advent, catholic, christmas, faith
Preparing for Christmas often feels more like a project than anything else. The challenge to our faith during this season is to think about what God has done and is doing. We remember that we’re saved because of God’s project, God’s work, God’s action in our lives, and not by our own efforts.