“Then Mary said, “Here am l, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.'”
Fourth Week of Advent 2023
Category Archives: Advent
Third Week of Advent 2023
“Maybe John becomes a symbol of those of us who stand slightly at the margins every Advent and Christmastide, knowing that something big is about to happen but not quite knowing how to be part of the party…”
Second Week of Advent 2023
“John proclaimed the coming of a new reality which was already breaking in—the ‘Realm of Heaven.’ In John’s gospel, Jesus referred to it as “eternal life.” Paul called it ‘the New Creation,’ while John the Revelator saw it as the ‘New Earth.’”
First Week of Advent 2023
Joseph Campbell said it well: “You must give up the life you planned in order to have the life that is waiting for you.”
Advent 2023
“As I light this flame, I lay myself before Thee.” (Ancient Celtic Prayer)
A Trembling and a Fascination
“When you come face to face with all that’s unknown and unseen; instead of making a stand against it (out of fear); may you find the grace to fall furiously into faith, hope, and love.”
Third Week of Advent 2022
“When we honestly look at the suffering of the world, reality will not allow us to become blind optimists. When we honestly look at the unrelenting love of God expressed in ordinary people, reality will not allow us to become cynical pessimists.”
The Magnificat
Dorian and David discuss themes of Advent and the radical nature of Mary’s Song.
Preparing the Way
Dorian and David discuss the role of John the Baptist in the Advent season and themes of repentance and spiritual responsiveness.
First Week of Advent 2021
“It is not our job to remain whole. We came to lose our leaves like the trees, and be born again, drawing up from the great roots.” -Robert Bly
