The Annunciation and Christmas | One-Minute Homily

Before we celebrate Christmas, we reflect on the Annunciation in this week’s gospel. Austin Kleman, SJ, takes us through an exercise of imagining Mary at the Nativity as she recalls all that has taken place.

About Family Therapy, the Christmas Creche, and Being Molded Deeply Into God’s Divine Embrace

About Family Therapy, the Christmas Creche, and Being Molded Deeply Into God’s Divine Embrace

Imagine it’s Christmas morning again. You reach into your stocking and pull out a hefty lump of clay with directions attached. You’re to make clay figures of the most important people in your life and arrange them in a way that represents each person’s personality and role in the group dynamic. What does the scene reveal? Christopher Alt reflects on a family therapy technique, the Nativity, and allowing ourselves to be molded more deeply into God’s divine embrace.

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