Lectio Divina for Advent and the Blessings of a Holy Hour 2021

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Prayer is a hallmark of Advent. (photo: Unsplash / Unsplash)

Claire Dwyer Features November 29, 2021

Claire Dwyer Claire Dwyer blogs about motherhood, the sacramentality of everyday life, and all things Catholic at EvenTheSparrow.com; and contributes regularly the WomenofGrace.com and CatholicMom.com. She coordinates adult faith formation at her parish in Phoenix, where she lives with her husband and their six children.

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