It is important, not incidental, to remember that, like Advent, Christmas is a season. Still preserved in monastic communities and in the anomalous local church, the awareness of and participation in the twelve days of Christmas that are laid out like Read more [...]
From Advent 2009:
The gospel of God is not so much that God comes to save us but that God saves us by coming to us, by coming and being with us as one of us. God’s saving presence is manifested and accomplished not by the Divine waving a magic celestial Read more [...]
Hildegard of Bingen described the incarnation as divinity aimed at humanity. More than a doctrine, it defines the intent and trajectory of God’s heart. It signals the deepest dream of God: to connect, touch, become one with humankind and all creation. Read more [...]
The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, full of grace and truth. (Jn. 1:14)
O Come, O come, Emmanuel. (19th Century Carol)
Let’s be clear about one thing: Christmas is more than God becoming a little baby. At the heart of Christmas is the saving Read more [...]