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Many of us, in a truly admirable way, place our faith at the center, and are quite disciplined. But can we also invite lighthearted elements into our spiritual practices?
St. Francis was a heartfelt ally to everything and everyone around him.
As I think about my empty nest and upcoming retirement, I can’t help but wonder if the best is behind me. Is God done with me?
Breathing is the most basic thing we do in life, but it is likely also the thing we overlook the most. Try to inhale God’s peace and exhale your anxieties.
Many American workers, have to work on the holidays that many of us are able to enjoy. Perhaps this year around the table, we can remember those who will spend this holiday season working.
The 15th-century fresco that covers the walls at Greccio where the crèche is said to have been reflects the same humble dimensions of the God who gripped Francis’ heart and imagination.
Feeling overwhelmed and wanting to escape doesn’t mean we are quitters. It just means we are human—and in pretty good company.
From Father Jim: “While we celebrate the birth of Christ as this great memorial, as this great celebration, as this great solemnity. We are a people with feet in two worlds, the world to come and the world that is that we live in now. Advent points us towards that always and it does it in such short term basis. That’s why we have to be alert, why we have to be attentive, why the prophets constantly tell us to wake up, wake up, wake up, because that really is the true sign of conversion.”
When you pour a morning beverage, be grateful. When you see the face of another for the first time today, look with love.
On this day, the sun travels the shortest path in the sky, resulting in the one day of the year with the least sunlight.
