Omicron is "going to take over": Why Christmas offers the paradoxical hope we need
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
4.9 • 576 Ratings
🗓️ 20 December 2021
⏱️ 8 minutes
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The omicron outbreak is leading to further shutdowns and remote gatherings, causing SNL to send its cast and crew home and show pre-recorded skits without an audience. In The Daily Article for December 20, 2021, Dr. Jim Denison shares a writing from Pope St. Leo the Great on why Christ had to become fully human for his sacrifice to cover our sins, highlighting the significance of Christmas in our lives.
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| 0:58.6 | There's a candy cane crisis in America. Logistical issues caused by the pandemic and weakness in |
| 1:06.0 | peppermint crops are causing shortages in the industry. In other news, a COVID-19 outbreak forced Saturday |
| 1:13.1 | night live to air without an audience. The show sent home most of its cast and crew, airing |
| 1:19.2 | mostly pre-tape sketches. The NFL postponed three games over the weekend, and these stories |
| 1:25.8 | are just the beginning of what is coming. |
| 1:30.6 | Dr. Anthony Fauci told CNN yesterday that the Amacron variant is going to take over the country. |
| 1:37.6 | He predicted that it is going to be a tough few weeks to months as we get deeper into the winter. |
| 1:44.0 | Coronavirus cases are already skyrocketing |
| 1:46.7 | across the country. In New York City, for example, cases escalated from 8,266 on Monday to 21,908 |
| 1:56.8 | on Friday, more than any other single day of the pandemic. The New York Times reports that |
| 2:02.4 | the nation's coronavirus testing capacity is facing enormous new pressure with long lines, |
| 2:08.7 | overworked laboratories, and at-home diagnostics flying off pharmacy shelves. With coronavirus |
| 2:15.1 | hospitalizations increasing 20% nationally over the last two weeks, |
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