Advent: Celebrate Responsibly
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Advent: Celebrate Responsibly
On December 15, 2010 I wrote:
"There is a billboard that I pass on my way to work that has caught my attention. It is one of those double-speak advertisements for an American beer. It shows two men and a woman, professionally attired, at what appears Read more [...]
Life-Line
Today's Life-Line is:
Into this world, this demented inn, in which there is absolutely no room for him at all, Christ comes uninvited. But because he cannot be at home in it, because he is out of place in it, and yet he must be in it, his place is Read more [...]
Advent Prayer II
Advent Blessings to you. Click here for a prayer for the second week of Advent. Read more [...]
Advent: Yearning
As liturgical seasons go, Advent is my favorite time of the year. This might be evident by the number of reflections I've offered over the years during or about this season. I've decided to offer periodic reflections during these days running up to Christmas Read more [...]
Life-Line
Today’s Life-Line is:
That pregnancy and the entry of divine life into the world are inextricably related is, of course, at the heart of the Christian message. . . Like the simple young woman in Nazareth, we may be surprised, at any time, by Read more [...]
Advent Prayer I
Advent Blessings to you. Click here for a prayer for the first week of Advent. Read more [...]
The Work of Christmas
When the song of the angels is stilled,
When the star in the sky is gone,
When the kings and princes are home,
When the shepherds are back with their flocks,
The work of Christmas begins:
To find the lost,
To heal the broken,
To feed the hungry,
To Read more [...]
Be Here Now
Yesterday at H&H we gathered for a day of prayer and reflection using the Advent-Christmas narrative, in particular the journey of Mary and Joseph, to guide us in our ponderings and dialogue. Our five “stations” of reflection were: Sitting in Read more [...]
Sharon’s Christmas Prayer
She was five,
sure of the facts,
and recited them
with slow solemnity
convinced every word
was revelation.
She said
they were so poor
they had only peanut butter and jelly
sandwiches to eat
and they went a long way from home
without Read more [...]