Spiritual Birdwatching

Spiritual Birdwatching Experiencing God is like birding … you can’t make it happen, much less catch him. You can only be watching expectantly and waiting for the gift of Presence.y.

The holidays can be a confusing time. On the one hand, Christianity is gearing up for the beginning of a new Church year. We are preparing our hearts for one of our major spiritual celebrations. On the other hand, our culture is calling us to purchase and consume at levels that became absurd some years ago, but are increasing nonetheless. Maria, of Spiritual Birdwatching, has some great suggestions for negotiating the confusion of the holiday season.
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I spent a little time today thinking about it, seeing as Advent is upon us, and the holiday blitz is on in the stores. Much as I would like to boycott Christmas-as-we-know-it (bah, humbug to you too!), incremental change is probably more realistic. I’m also thinking that any change we implement has to be explained to four- and five-year-olds.

Here are some ideas I’ve come up with so far:…Click here to read more.