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If you are like most people, the thought of Christmas causes a mixture of joy and anxiety, of hope and concern. . .
Even though it’s a joyful time, there’s always so much to do. School plays, Christmas concerts, visiting relatives, office and family parties, special Masses, Christmas shopping, Christmas cards—So many things compete for our attention!
With all this going on, it’s no wonder that our focus often shifts from welcoming Jesus to the busyness of life. How can we make Advent and Christmas different this year? Scripture promises that, if we commit ourselves to seeking Jesus this Advent, we will surely find him.
During Advent, The Word Among Us wants to invite you to join us in a special kind of “retreat” to prepare for Christmas. Through the essays and meditations, we want to retreat from the preoccupations, frustrations, and anxieties that often accompany this season so that we can hear the voice of our loving God. How can we make…
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In our busy lives we often put the Divine on the backburner; God ranks second or lower on our immediate to-do list .
At least this was my life until I became seriously ill.
My desert experience of illness awakened within my being the flickerings of the Holy Spirit. Like the Baptist, I returned from that desert with a burning desire, dare I say enflamed. Prayer with gratitude and acts with love are my goal. Human weakness causes wavering but the desert retreat worked.
I have not been saved as yet, but I have been converted. My conversion allows me to walk daily with the Divine at my side, in my soul, and in my actions.
Rejoice, rejoice, the Lord is waiting for us to ‘be still and know.’
Cancer has its many blessed manifestations.