Kathleen Norris writes: I once heard a Protestant clergywoman say to an ecumenical assembly, “We all know there was no Virgin Birth. Mary was just an unwed, pregnant teenager, and God told her it was okay. That’s the message we need to give girls today, that God loves them, and forget all this nonsense about […]
Watch for the Light
Advent Table Topic: Be Alert
During Thanksgiving holiday, our family of six took the time to prepare for the Christmas rush by giving thanks hitting the brakes, i.e., full stop to breathe catching-up around the house. not pulling out any of the Advent/Christmas boxes from the attic (and we still haven’t). Gasp! But on Sunday, we began a simple practice […]