Merry Christmas, friends! In this episode, we conclude our four part Advent series on the book The Reed of God by Caryll Houselander. Today, we focus on part four and discuss the sections on Our Lady Seeking, Our Seeking, The Way, and The Assumption. We reflect on the beautiful reality that when Mary looks at us, she sees her Son and how we are also called to not only become aware of Christ’s presence within ourselves but also to seek His presence within those around us. In order to do this, we need to first prepare our hearts to fully accept Christ and we chat about the different ways we can become more receptive to His love. Thank you for journeying with us this Advent season. We look forward to seeing you on January 15th for the start of Season 14!
Heather’s One Thing - The moment when no one else is awake and getting to sit with a cup of coffee and enjoy the Christmas tree lights
Heather’s Other One Thing - The movie The Boy, the Mole, the Fox, and the Horse (watch the trailer here)
Heather’s Other Other One Thing - The Rescue Project especially Fr. John Ricardo’s videos on the Kerygma
Sister Miriam’s One Thing - Nourishing White Bean and Lemon Soup
Michelle’s One Thing - Charlie Brown Christmas Special
Announcement:
We are excited to announce that Season 14 will begin January 15th!
Journal Questions:
Discussion Questions:
Quote to Ponder:
“It was another Advent, a withdrawing and folding upon the Life within her life; but a withdrawing that did not separate her from other people but only brought her closer to them; for she had found her Christ in them all.” (Houselander, Caryll. The Reed of God, page 66)
Scripture for Lectio:
"I will arise now and go about the city through the streets and squares. I will seek the one I love. So I sought him but did not find him." (Song of Songs 3:2)
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S04 Episode 08: Doctors of the Church Part 3: St. Teresa of Avila
S04 Episode 07: Doctors of the Church Part 2: St. Hildegard of Bingen
S04 Episode 06: Doctors of the Church Part 1: St. Catherine of Siena
S04 Episode 05: Teach Us to Pray
S04 Episode 04: How to Begin Dreaming
S04 Episode 03: The Principles of Abiding
S04 Episode 02: Power of Connection
S04 Episode 01: On Summer and Scandal
S03 Episode 27: Summer Bonus – Meet Michelle Benzinger
S03 Episode 26: Summer Bonus - Meet Sr. Miriam James Heidland
S03 Episode 25: Summer Bonus - Meet Heather Khym
S03 Episode 24: End of Season Review
S03 Episode 23: Book Study - Gaudete Et Exsultate Chapter 4 & 5 (Part 3)
S03 Episode 22: Book Study - Gaudete Et Exsultate Chapter 2 & 3 (Part 2)
S03 Episode 21: Book Study - Gaudete Et Exsultate Chapter 1 (Part 1)
S03 Episode 20: How To Thrive In The Summer
S03 Episode 19: Mother Mary
S03 Episode 18: The Holy Spirit w/ Fr. Dave Pivonka
S03 Episode 17: Inheritance
S03 Episode 16: Royalty
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