The Joy of Waiting: An Online Advent Day for Silence, Respite and Reflection Saturday, December 2, 2023 9:00am―2:00pm Eastern Time (USA) Facilitated by Carl McColman Advent is a holy season…
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Books To Read and Savor During Advent and Christmas
A reader of this blog wrote to me last week and asked: I am writing to ask if you have any good recommendations for spiritual reading during Advent. There are…
The Three Advents
Advent is almost over. Tomorrow is Christmas Eve, and the season of Christmas begin the day after that. Even though the Christmas season is technically shorter than Advent, it always seems…
Preparing for the Silent Night (Conclusion)
This is part 3 of a 3-part reflection. Click here to read part one and part two. Okay, I’m loving The Reed of God by Caryll Houselander so much that I have…
Preparing for the Silent Night (Part Two)
This is the second of a series of Advent reflections. To read the first part, follow this link: Preparing for the Silent Night (Part One). In part one of this…
Preparing for the Silent Night (Part One)
My Advent reading for this year is The Reed of God by Caryll Houselander. A twentieth century Catholic mystic, Houselander lived from 1901 until dying from breast cancer in 1954. She…