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Article: Jitters at the idea of God among us.(EDITOR'S NOTE)(Editorial)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- December 16, 2005
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Much as I harrumph about going to malls during the Christmas season (I have become rather expert at avoiding that prospect, and not just this time of year) I also must admit a certain pleasure when I am amid the seasonal crowds. What I sense in the air from others may be nothing more than anxiety, a mild hysteria over mounting plastic debt or the prospect of the annual visits from out-of-town family.
However, since I resist the urge to stop strangers for a conversation about their state of being, I am free to put whatever spin I wish on the matter, and I choose to imagine that we're all caught up in the anticipation that is a mark of the Advent season. Perhaps, I ...