http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E20PpEsU3oE The Atheist Christmas Carol Vienna Teng It's the season of grace coming out of the voidWhere a man is saved by a voice in the distanceIt's the season of possible miracle curesWhere hope is currency and death is not the last unknownWhere time begins to fadeAnd age is welcome homeIt's the season of eyes … Continue reading #355: The Atheist Christmas Carol
#354: Oh Holy Night
Today, three days before Christmas night, we go back to a classic. This is Hillsong beautifully singing Oh Holy Night. Our celebration of Christmas is a prayer in itself--the greatest prayer of all, in fact. So all we can really do is celebrate it with hearts full of thanksgiving. While you listen to this song, … Continue reading #354: Oh Holy Night
#353: Let Me Not Keep Christmas
When I was a teacher many years ago, I introduced a game to my students. I called it the "Miss Universe game": I would ask my students to gather around in a circle, and we would ask each other "Miss Universe questions"-- questions we are afraid to ask each other because they're corny, or too … Continue reading #353: Let Me Not Keep Christmas
#351: The Magi
Today, we look at the story of Christmas from the perspective of the Magi. The story is very familiar to us, but read it with new eyes; look for little details you probably did not notice before. Matthew 12: 1-12 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi … Continue reading #351: The Magi
#350: And When We Give Each Other Christmas Gifts
This one is a classic message: remember the Giver and not just gifts. As we wrap our gifts for Christmas, as we buy the ingredients to make our Christmas dinner, as we join parties in the next few days, we pause and remember what all this is about. Thank Him for His life. Thank Him … Continue reading #350: And When We Give Each Other Christmas Gifts
#339: Grown Up Christmas List
My spiritual director, Fr. Vic Baltazar, gave me a prayer about this before. Now that it's nearing Christmas, it would be good to pause and pray and come before the manger, and make your own Christmas List-- a list of no-holds-barred desires of your own heart. What would your list look like? Make this list … Continue reading #339: Grown Up Christmas List
#15: The Work of Christmas
This litany was written by Howard Thurman, an African-American theologian, educator, and civil rights leader. Today we pray for the understanding and the deep peace that comes after all the celebration of the past few weeks have died down. Today we pray for our hearts, that we encase it in what Christmas is all about. … Continue reading #15: The Work of Christmas
The Worth of Swaddling Clothes
I give way to Dr. Edward Mulholland today who wrote something beautiful about Christmas. Edward Mulholland Ph.D. is assistant professor of classical and modern languages at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. He holds a doctorate in philosophy from Rome’s Pontifical Gregorian University, and an master’s degree in classics from the University of London. He has … Continue reading The Worth of Swaddling Clothes
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