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The Royal Advent

I’m a sucker for a good Christmas hymn. Carols are fun, but a Christmas hymn hits the spot. There are fewer Advent hymns (“Joy to the World” and “O Come, O Come, Immanuel” come to mind), but that’s to be expected. I never heard much about Advent as a child. I was a young adult […]

The Spirit and Sunbeams

Few things are better than a sunbeam. They’re budget friendly and just about everywhere. You find one and just soak in it. That’s it. Our dogs are especially good at this. I’ll open up the front door around three or four o’clock and let that afternoon amber seep in through the storm door. Beesly, the […]

Thomas Merton and the Strange Little God in My Head

As far as I know, C.S. Lewis mentioned Thomas Merton at least twice in his letters. Writing to Dom Bede Griffiths on 12/20/61, Lewis asked him, “Have you read anything by an American Trappist called Thomas Merton? I’m at present on his No Man Is an Island. It is the best new spiritual reading I’ve […]

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