On the Edge of Waiting
“Just for a moment.
Let me share with you once again what we forget in our festive frenzy…”
Tag Archive: the Christ Child
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When All Other Lights Have Failed: The Christmas Message and The Lord of the Rings
Read this eloquent piece about how the questioned posed by Frodo, “What are we holding on to?”, is answered in the form of the Christ Child at Christmas.
Sacred Chalice, Blooming Staff: The Legend of the Glastonbury Thorn
Learn about the coming of Christianity to Britain as retold in the legends of Joseph of Arimathea, who is said to have brought both the Glastonbury Thorn and the Holy Grail to the western isles.
Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar
A short story bringing to life the first pilgrimage of the Christian Faith: the journey of the Wise Men to find the Christ Child.
Birth of a Prince
“The child now is on its way, but where shall poor young mother lay?”
An Answered Longing
“‘Hail thou Full of Grace!’ With terror in his hand and hope upon his brow, the Messenger did stand…”
Womb of the Universe
“Hush, my child, on the journey far from home, a star shall lead; Soul of Starlight burns within me,
Yet the mighty pay no heed…”
Celtic Advent
“As the Holly King gives way to Oak King…come welcome the Child of Joy, bask in His Light.”