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In the Bleak Midwinter

Day 8: Solemn: An Advent that Looks Beyond the Blow-Up Santa

Editor’s Note: For day 8 of our Advent series “The Day of Joy Drew Near,” DC Service Corps  member Bohdan O’Shaughnessy contemplates the solemn nature of Advent and Christmas. Admittedly, the word “solemn” is not a term I have associated with Advent or Christmas. I typically would assign “joy” or “anticipation” to describe this time…

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