Forgive us for mistaking the impressive for the significant. One of the great dangers of the Christmas story is an over-familiarity with the details, which weakens its impact. We are so accustomed to the chronicle – a virgin becoming pregnant after an angel speaks to her, a man dreaming that he should proceed with the relationship,…
Month: December 2023
253. Christmas-multiplication
December has come and we are well into celebrating the four words of Advent. Four Sundays before Christmas we hear the message again and again – rightly so. We need it. We need to be washed in the water of the Word to be cleansed and ready for the Feast. We give the content to our Christmas celebrations; we make contact with others…
Pebbles of Perpetuity 