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Canon law, Christmas trees, and cultural appropriation

The Friday Pillar Post

Ed. Condon
Dec 10, 2021
∙ Paid

Happy Friday friends,

It’s Gaudete Sunday this weekend. The importance of this day often gets lost under the endless, rather fussy clerical protestations that they are wearing rose — ‘ROSE, NOT PINK’ — colored vestments.

The third Sunday of Advent marks the turning of our seasonal focus from Christ’s eventual coming in glory to his nearness in the coming …

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