Legend of the Christmas Fae
BY ARIAN NIWL
“Your magic employs to bring love and joy that the promise of the green woods means.”
The Coming of Christmas
BY BROTHER RICHARD HENDRICK
We have watched and waited your wombing into world; lit lamps of longing in our Advent art and found freedom in ancient avenues.
Christmas Reflection 2021
This Christmas time my reflection is on the many crises in the world and the opportunity we are given to enact our spiritual callings and apply their ways of being to how we respond to crises.
What Tiny Tim Really Taught Us: How Charles Dickens Accidentally Revived Christmas
BY MICHAEL DURNAN
Dickens quickly realized that an entertaining and dramatic story would have a far greater impact.
The Darkest Day
BY PATRICK W. KAVANAGH
I was righteous once. I bore my load and paid my dues. I had a home. I had a family. I had a reason to believe.
The Christmas Puzzle
Oh Christmas road, oh Christmas road, how bittersweet is your dusty path,
Every Christmas Eve: A Nutcracker Story
BY BELLATRIX THE STAR
“The people in the Land of Snow will be overjoyed, but if this goes on much longer, we’ll be snowed under!”
Christmas – Shape Poetry
BY BERNADETTE FLYNN
Mist Laden morning, The Vague outlines of trees
Nativity
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI
Eden grows in a Virgin’s womb! Eden lies in a feeding troth! Eden is a seed that dies! Eden is the bread that rises!
Finding Certainty in an Uncertain World
As I write this, it’s hard to find the correct balance. Do you be cynical but prepared for when disappointment happens, or do you look forward to things ‘getting better’ and having your hopes dashed?
