{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"2nd Sunday of Advent","description":"A Christmas Carol has several characters that stand out:&amp;nbsp;\r\nFan (Scrooge's sister) - full of love for her older brother\r\nFred (Scrooge's nephew) - full of Christmas cheer\r\nFezziwig (Scrooge's old boss) - knows how to celebrate Christmas\r\nBob Cratchit (Scrooge's clerk) - loves his family deeply\r\nTiny Tim (Bob's weakly son) - strives to live thoughtfully with goodness\/kindness\r\nNote: They are all filled with hope, even as they face the difficulties of life: Fan will die young; Fred grew up without a mom; Fezziwig knew the challenges of running a business; Bob knew about poverty and making tough sacrifices; and Tiny Tim knew firsthand the hard realities of illness.\r\nIt invites us to ponder - how do we prepare our hearts with Advent hope? &amp;nbsp;Are we receiving hope, and are we passing it on to one another?\r\nDecember 7, 2014 - Cathedral of Christ the King - Superior, WI\r\nFr. Andrew Ricci\r\nstudyprayserve.com\r\n&amp;nbsp;","author_name":"Catholic Inspiration","author_url":"http:\/\/threegreatthings.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/3225308\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/3225308"}