Archive for December, 2007
Monday, December 24th, 2007
A Christmas lesson from China
The following came in on my daily prayer e-newsletter for China as we count down the days until that country hosts the 2008 Olympics. May we who celebrate Christ’s birth take this lesson to heart. Merry Christmas! Mrs. Yang is slim, young looking and elegantly dressed in silk trousers and a patterned blouse, but she is [...]
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Saturday, December 22nd, 2007
In these final days of Advent…
I offer this prayer from an unknown source: Save me from haste and confusion, from wrongful desire, and the net of evil. Amen!
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Thursday, December 6th, 2007
A Goal for Advent
“…to live calmly in the middle of chaos, productively in an arena of waste, lovingly in a maelstrom of individuality, and gently in a world full of violence.” Joan Chittister
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Thursday, December 6th, 2007
Happy St. Nicholas Day!
If you want to know the history of the real Santa Claus, go to http://www.stnicholascenter.org/Brix?pageID=23. St. Nicholas is a much loved saint of the Christian church. It is a shame that his life and faith have been corrupted in to the commercial Santa Claus we have in North America today. It would be wonderful if [...]
