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    <title>All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri - Episodes Tagged with “Christmas”</title>
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  <title>Relying on God Amid the Stresses of Christmas Week</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Do you find it difficult to maintain your spiritual focus during this beautiful (yet sometimes stressful) holiday season? In today’s episode, Dr. Sri encourages us to maintain our focus on Christ this Christmas by creatively making time for prayer when we find ourselves outside our normal routines. Remember: the Lord really appreciates it when we just try. </itunes:subtitle>
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Snippet from the Show
Did Mary unplug from prayer during the Nativity? No, she maintained her spiritual focus. 
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For full shownotes, visit Ascensionpress.com/Allthingscatholic, or text ALLTHINGSCATHOLIC to 33-777 for weekly shownotes sent to your inbox.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>Do you find it difficult to maintain your spiritual focus during this beautiful (yet sometimes stressful) holiday season? In today’s episode, Dr. Sri encourages us to maintain our focus on Christ this Christmas by creatively making time for prayer when we find ourselves outside our normal routines. Remember: the Lord really appreciates it when we just try. </p>

<p><strong><em>Snippet from the Show</em></strong><br>
Did Mary unplug from prayer during the Nativity? No, she maintained her spiritual focus. <br>
_ _</p>

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<li>For full shownotes, visit Ascensionpress.com/Allthingscatholic, or text ALLTHINGSCATHOLIC to 33-777 for weekly shownotes sent to your inbox. </li>
</ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Do you find it difficult to maintain your spiritual focus during this beautiful (yet sometimes stressful) holiday season? In today’s episode, Dr. Sri encourages us to maintain our focus on Christ this Christmas by creatively making time for prayer when we find ourselves outside our normal routines. Remember: the Lord really appreciates it when we just try. </p>

<p><strong><em>Snippet from the Show</em></strong><br>
Did Mary unplug from prayer during the Nativity? No, she maintained her spiritual focus. <br>
_ _</p>

<ul>
<li>For full shownotes, visit Ascensionpress.com/Allthingscatholic, or text ALLTHINGSCATHOLIC to 33-777 for weekly shownotes sent to your inbox. </li>
</ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri</a></p>]]>
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  <title>A New Year's Message from Dr. Edward Sri</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>As we get ready to welcome the new year, Dr. Sri reflects back on the year and shares a special message for all his listeners. </itunes:subtitle>
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For full shownotes, visit Ascensionpress.com/Allthingscatholic, or text ALLTHINGSCATHOLIC to 33-777 for weekly shownotes sent to your inbox.  
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    <![CDATA[<p>As we get ready to welcome the new year, Dr. Sri reflects back on the year and shares a special message for all his listeners. </p>

<p><strong><em>Snippet from the Show</em></strong><br>
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<li>For full shownotes, visit Ascensionpress.com/Allthingscatholic, or text ALLTHINGSCATHOLIC to 33-777 for weekly shownotes sent to your inbox. </li>
</ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>As we get ready to welcome the new year, Dr. Sri reflects back on the year and shares a special message for all his listeners. </p>

<p><strong><em>Snippet from the Show</em></strong><br>
_ _</p>

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<li>For full shownotes, visit Ascensionpress.com/Allthingscatholic, or text ALLTHINGSCATHOLIC to 33-777 for weekly shownotes sent to your inbox. </li>
</ul><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri</a></p>]]>
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  <title>A Christmas Greeting From Dr. Edward Sri</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Merry Christmas from Dr. Sri and the Ascension team! We're taking a break from our regular recording schedule to celebrate this beautiful Christmas octave, but if you're looking for some extra spiritual and theological enrichment, we encourage you to check out Episode 62 from the All Things Catholic Archives: "Christmas Through Jewish Eyes."

Please pray for me as I join Fr. Mike Schmitz, Sister Miriam, and other Catholic speakers at the FOCUS SLS Conference. Please pray that the Lord guides our words as we speak to thousands of Catholics and Christian young adults, and that the Holy Spirit guides their hearts into a deeper union with him. 

Resources
FOCUS SLS 2020 Conference
SLS 2020 Live Streaming on Facebook</itunes:subtitle>
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Please pray for me as I join Fr. Mike Schmitz, Sister Miriam, and other Catholic speakers at the FOCUS SLS Conference. Please pray that the Lord guides our words as we speak to thousands of Catholics and Christian young adults, and that the Holy Spirit guides their hearts into a deeper union with him. 
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FOCUS SLS 2020 (https://sls20.org/) Conference
SLS 2020 Live Streaming on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/focuscatholic/) 
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    <![CDATA[<p>Merry Christmas to you and your family! I’m taking a break from my regular recording schedule to celebrate this beautiful Christmas octave, but if you&#39;re looking for some extra spiritual and theological enrichment, I encourage you to check out Episode 62 from the All Things Catholic Archives: &quot;Christmas Through Jewish Eyes.&quot;</p>

<p>Please pray for me as I join Fr. Mike Schmitz, Sister Miriam, and other Catholic speakers at the FOCUS SLS Conference. Please pray that the Lord guides our words as we speak to thousands of Catholics and Christian young adults, and that the Holy Spirit guides their hearts into a deeper union with him. </p>

<p>Resources<br>
FOCUS <a href="https://sls20.org/" rel="nofollow">SLS 2020</a> Conference<br>
SLS 2020 Live Streaming on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/focuscatholic/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a></p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Merry Christmas to you and your family! I’m taking a break from my regular recording schedule to celebrate this beautiful Christmas octave, but if you&#39;re looking for some extra spiritual and theological enrichment, I encourage you to check out Episode 62 from the All Things Catholic Archives: &quot;Christmas Through Jewish Eyes.&quot;</p>

<p>Please pray for me as I join Fr. Mike Schmitz, Sister Miriam, and other Catholic speakers at the FOCUS SLS Conference. Please pray that the Lord guides our words as we speak to thousands of Catholics and Christian young adults, and that the Holy Spirit guides their hearts into a deeper union with him. </p>

<p>Resources<br>
FOCUS <a href="https://sls20.org/" rel="nofollow">SLS 2020</a> Conference<br>
SLS 2020 Live Streaming on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/focuscatholic/" rel="nofollow">Facebook</a></p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri</a></p>]]>
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  <title>O Come O Come Emmanuel</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>As Christmas draws closer, the Gospel readings focus on the Gospel of Matthew, which begins with something seemingly mundane—the genealogy of Christ. Why does Matthew start his Gospel with a genealogy? If you look at it from the point of view of a first century Jew, it’s completely captivating. These names reveal a lot about the history of God’s chosen people, and builds up to reveal the identity of the new king and Emmanuel, God with us.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>17:50</itunes:duration>
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  <description>As Christmas draws closer, the Gospel readings focus on the Gospel of Matthew, which begins with something seemingly mundane—the genealogy of Christ.  
Why does Matthew start his Gospel with a genealogy? If you look at it from the point of view of a first century Jew, it’s completely captivating. These names reveal a lot about the history of God’s chosen people, and builds up to reveal the identity of the new king and Emmanuel, Jesus.
Snippet from the Show
“Jesus is Christ the King and Emmanuel, God with us.”
Get the shownotes at ascensionpress.com/allthingscatholic (https://media.ascensionpress.com/category/ascension-podcasts/allthingscatholic/)
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    <![CDATA[<p>As Christmas draws closer, the Gospel readings focus on the Gospel of Matthew, which begins with something seemingly mundane—the genealogy of Christ.  </p>

<p>Why does Matthew start his Gospel with a genealogy? If you look at it from the point of view of a first century Jew, it’s completely captivating. These names reveal a lot about the history of God’s chosen people, and builds up to reveal the identity of the new king and Emmanuel, Jesus.</p>

<p><em>Snippet from the Show<br>
“Jesus is Christ the King and Emmanuel, God with us.”</em></p>

<p>Get the shownotes at <a href="https://media.ascensionpress.com/category/ascension-podcasts/allthingscatholic/" rel="nofollow">ascensionpress.com/allthingscatholic</a></p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri</a></p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>As Christmas draws closer, the Gospel readings focus on the Gospel of Matthew, which begins with something seemingly mundane—the genealogy of Christ.  </p>

<p>Why does Matthew start his Gospel with a genealogy? If you look at it from the point of view of a first century Jew, it’s completely captivating. These names reveal a lot about the history of God’s chosen people, and builds up to reveal the identity of the new king and Emmanuel, Jesus.</p>

<p><em>Snippet from the Show<br>
“Jesus is Christ the King and Emmanuel, God with us.”</em></p>

<p>Get the shownotes at <a href="https://media.ascensionpress.com/category/ascension-podcasts/allthingscatholic/" rel="nofollow">ascensionpress.com/allthingscatholic</a></p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://ascensionpress.com/products/support-ascension">Support All Things Catholic with Dr. Edward Sri</a></p>]]>
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