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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S07 Episode 8: The Return of the Prodigal Son Book Study Part 3 - The Elder Son
S07 Episode 7: The Return of the Prodigal Son Book Study Part 2 - The Younger Son
S07 Episode 6: The Return of the Prodigal Son Book Study Part 1 - The Story of Two Sons and Their Father
S07 Episode 5: The Power of Holy Hour with Fr. Josh Johnson
S07 Episode 4: Gathering People
S07 Episode 3: Made for Mission (from the FOCUS SLS Conference)
S07 Episode 2: The Barrenness of Winter
S07 Episode 1: Good Soil
S06 Episode 18: Repost - Striving vs. Abiding
S06 Episode 17: Word of the Year
S06 Episode 16: The Good News
S06 Episode 15: He's in the Waiting
S06 Episode 14: Making Room for Others
S06 Episode 13: The Light Shines in the Darkness
S06 Episode 12: Gratitude
S06 Episode 11: The Gift of Wonder
S06 Episode 10: The Holy Spirit - We are Family Series Part 3
S06 Episode 9: Jesus - We are Family Series Part 2
S06 Episode 8: God the Father - We are Family Series Part 1
S06 Episode 7: The Power of Scripture
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