I still send out Christmas cards and happily, a bunch of my friends still send them to me. Also happily, the greetings are often accompanied by some crackerjack reflections. Below is a small sampling. “Christ used the flesh and blood of Mary for his life on earth, the Word of love was uttered in her […]
CARYLL HOUSELANDER
THE OBSCURITY OF BETHLEHEM
“Now he comes to be born in the narrowness of our lives, to be incarnate in us, to give his love to the world through us, through our flesh and blood. That is one meaning of the Incarnation. The reason why we are where we are this Christmas, in this house, family, office, workroom, hospital, […]
REST AND WAIT
Too many anxious Christians today think that their efforts to preach and teach and enter into outward activities can do more to save the world than the surrender of their souls to God, to become Christ-bearers. They believe that they can do more than Our Lady did, and they have not time to stop to […]
CRAFTING
I have become a“crafter!” It all started with what I hoped to be the cost-saving measure of making rubber-stamp Christmas cards last year (which ended up setting me back about 250 bucks) and from there went on to knitting, curtain-making, several dinner parties, and now I’m thinking maybe I will try my hand at a […]
FORGIVENESS
Last year, PBS released a four-hour documentary series, directed and written by Helen Whitney, entitled “Forgiveness: A Time to Love and a Time to Hate.” Forgiveness is wisely framed as a question, not an issue. Still, many wonder: IS there a time to hate? There is certainly a time–often a long, long time–to mourn, to […]