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A Christmas Reflection: All Was not Calm, All Was not Bright

By Melannie Svoboda SND | December 18, 2017 | 0

At Christmas time, we sing the beautiful hymn, “Silent Night.” In it we say, “All is calm, all is bright.” But if we read the story of the first Christmas,…

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