From Catholic Charities USA ... "Advent and Christmas Daily Reflections"

Thursday of the Third Week of Advent

Before learning about Jesus’ genealogy detailed in today’s Gospel, my eyes used to gloss over when encountering this Scripture. Now I see it much like the genograms I create during intake sessions with my counseling clients. You can learn a lot about a person, their influences and their perspectives from their family tree and history ...

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