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Dec 2024
14m 44s

Have You Wandered Away from God?

BISHOP ROBERT BARRON
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Friends, in our readings for the Second Sunday of Advent, there is a lot of talk about building highways. In the Bible, both Old Testament and New, we find the theme of exile. Very often, Israel finds itself sent away from its own Promised Land, and a great hope is that one day, the exiles will return home on a highway that God has built. This is a symbol of ... Show More
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