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Register Radio: Advent and Christmas Classics

EWTN's Colin Donovan and Columnist John Grondelski

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On today’s Register Radio, EWTN’s own vice president of theology, Colin Donovan joins us to provide a kind of Advent 101. Colin looks at the history of Advent, offers suggestions for how to observe the season, explains why Advent is penitential, and shares the significance of Gaudete Sunday (the third Sunday of Advent). For an informative look at Advent, listen to the show.

In our second half, National Catholic Register columnist John Grondelski talks about the lessons, particularly the life-affirming lessons, of the Christmas classics “A Christmas Carol” and “It’s a Wonderful Life.” Grondelski says that the message is one that runs counter to the prevailing “quality of life ethic” popularized by the media today. He also shares which version of “A Christmas Carol” is his favorite and why. To find out which one it is listen to Register Radio this afternoon at 2 p.m. Eastern on EWTN’s radio affiliates, or you can download the podcast here.

Filed under a christmas carol, advent, colin donovan, it's a wonderful life, john grondelski, pro-life

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Tim Drake is an award-winning journalist and author. He serves as senior writer with the National Catholic Register. His articles have appeared in publications such as Faith and Family magazine, Our Sunday Visitor, Catholic World Report, Catholic Exchange.com, Columbia Magazine, Gilbert! Magazine, This Rock Magazine, and many others. Tim has been a guest on both television and radio. He has appeared on Vatican Radio, FOX News, and EWTN. He is a frequent guest on Sirius XM Satellite Radio's The Catholic Channel. He co-hosts the weekly radio program "Register Radio" on EWTN, airing Friday afternoon at 2 p.m. Eastern. Tim has published six books - his most recent being the coffee-table book, Behind Bella: The Amazing Stories of Bella and the Lives it's Changed, (Ignatius Press, 2008) - and has contributed to several others.

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