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By Shaun McAfee, Catholic Exchange - Advent is often described simply as the season leading to Christmas—a time of wreaths, candles, carols, and preparation for the celebration of the Nativity. Yet the Church teaches that Advent is far richer than a countdown to a historical event. It is a time to contemplate the multiple “comings” of Christ, to attune our hearts to His presence, and to grow in the patient expectation that has characterized God’s people for millennia... Catholic tradition speaks of three comings of Christ, each uniquely profound ....

By Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register - One of the Catholic Church’s foremost associations of Mariologists has issued a strongly critical response to Mater Populi Fidelis, a recently published Vatican doctrinal note that has been criticized for its diminution of some long-established devotional Marian titles... In a 23-page document published Dec. 8, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, the International Marian Association Theological Commission (IMATC) points to various elements of Mater Populi Fidelis (The Mother Of the Faithful People of God) which it calls erroneous, “unfortunate,” and says are in need of “substantial clarification and modification.”