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Why (and How) to Return to Sunday Mass and Confession 2020

Part I of our annual Advent guides

The Register offers resources to begin the season that leads to Christmas. — The Register offers resources to begin the season that leads to Christmas. (photo: Shutterstock / Shutterstock)

The Editors Features November 29, 2020

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