[Magdalen] Advent co-opted

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

Wow, where can I get some?  I need one for my bedroom, one for my office,
one for the sitting room, one for the garage, one for the laundry, one for
the furnace room....

Maybe they can do this for Lent too.  After all, not everyone takes the
idea of Lenten self-mutilation and flagellation seriously.

Sundays aren't part of Lent, so how to deal with that?

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“If you have a chance to accomplish something that will make things better
for people coming behind you, and you don’t do it, you're wasting your time
on this Earth.”  -- *Roberto Clemente

On Fri, Nov 21, 2014 at 8:05 AM, Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com>
wrote:

> At my physical therapy appointment yesterday I was absolutely floored as I
> heard the young therapists discussing a novel marketing ploy.
>
>  You can now get a Beer Advent Calendar! Yes indeed! A case with dated
> compartments for December, each holding a bottle of artisanal beer.  I
> couldn't think of a single comment in the moment, but there does seem to be
> some sermon fodder there!
>
> I couldn't help flashing back to the December in Germany when, as a
> 5-year-old girl, I received my first Advent calendar from our housekeeper.
> A real German one with a snowy scene and a hint of glitter and, of course,
> those magical little doors!
>
> And every year after we moved back to the States,  a calendar would arrive
> in the mail--all the way from Germany!  For me, those simple German
> calendars are still the only authentic ones!
>
> Beer Advent Calendar...faughh!