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Trappist bishop in Norway says Advent calls Catholics to hope in the darkness

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KRAKOW, Poland (OSV News) — As Advent unfolds in the far north, Bishop Erik Varden says the season’s power lies not in cheerfulness but in hope—”light shining at the darkest point of the night.” In a wide-ranging conversation with OSV News, the Norwegian Trappist monk and bishop spoke about his own path to monastic life, the challenges facing believers in the North, and how the Gospel can still speak “face to face” to a fragmented culture. Bisho…
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Catholic Review broke the news in on Sunday, December 14, 2025.
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