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Posted December 1, 2017

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  1. Kate Kelleher says:
    December 6, 2017 at 3:06 am

    On a night I couldn’t sleep I randomly came across Catholic Philly.com and your beautiful Advent message! …just what I needed tonight-I will share it with my friends. Thank you for this special gift! God bless you.

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    December 3, 2017 at 4:58 pm

    I saw on Facebook that Mary Ellen had listened to this lesson on the way to church, so I thought I’d give it a whirl. I don’t check Facebook often and now I’m upset because I found this very inspiring and listened to a few others. Thank you so much for all you do. I know many are grateful for your contributions to enriching our Faith. I plan on checking in more often :-)
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  3. Patricia K. Arndts says:
    December 3, 2017 at 1:16 pm

    Thank you Fr. Matt for such a great reflection to begin Advent. I especially loved the part about making room in your heart by forgiving others. Have a Holy Advent.

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