Borrowing Wonder
Liturgical Press (Verlag)
978-0-8146-8884-7 (ISBN)
Whether your “it” is the overwhelming pressure to get it all done, the task of just getting through it, or simply being present this holiday season, award-winning author John Shea urges us to slow down during the rush of the season and open our hearts and minds to how the Spirit is calling us to renewal.
By focusing on theological, scriptural, and liturgical themes—as well as the familiar sights, sounds, and happenings of the season, Shea’s poems in Borrowing Wonder become the lens through which we experience the spirit of the season reflected in our own lives. By connecting soul to season, Shea hopes that we will allow the memories and moments of these reflections to illuminate the light that shines in the darkness. Christmas will come. You will make it.
John (Jack) Shea provides theological and formation services to parishes, Catholic health systems, and faith-based organizations. He has published award-winning books of theology and spirituality, including Liturgical Press’s To Dare the Our Father: A Spiritual Practice, and the popular Spiritual Wisdom of the Gospels series. Additionally, Jack has published three books of poetry including Liturgical Press’s Seeing Haloes: Christmas Poems to Open the Heart. He lectures nationally and internationally on storytelling in world religions, faith-based health care, contemporary spirituality, and the spirit work movement. He is a contributor to Give Us This Day. Mark McMahon has been documenting people and their environments nationally and internationally for more than forty-five years. His on-location works are included in museums, exhibitions, private and corporate collections. Mark is a second-generation Chicago artist, as Franklin and Carolyn being his parents. Learn more about the McMahon Gallery at: https://www.mcmahongallery.com/
Contents
Introduction
Making It xi
Poems and Reflections
Borrowing Wonder 1
Covid Christmas 3
The Christmas Kaleidoscope 7
Christmas Shopping Teamwork 13
Tears of Treasure 17
Epiphanies 19
Fleeing Herod 21
Christmas Babysitting 25
People of Goodwill 29
Without Logs 31
Finding the Child 33
Christmas Neighborhood 37
Heart Dwelling at Christmas 39
Defiant Christmas Trees 43
Every Life Has Its Beat 47
Christmas Social Action 49
The Christmas Lobby 51
Making Room for Angels 53
The Firstborn 57
Christmas Grace 61
Without a Christmas Gift 63
Singing the Christmas Canticle of the Eternal Word 65
The Mirror of Scrooge 69
A Christmas Creed 73
| Erscheinungsdatum | 04.10.2024 |
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| Illustrationen | Franklin McMahon, Mark McMahon, Carolyn McMahon |
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrations |
| Verlagsort | Collegeville, MN |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 127 x 178 mm |
| Gewicht | 85 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Lyrik / Dramatik ► Lyrik / Gedichte |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte | |
| Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Liturgik / Homiletik | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-8146-8884-5 / 0814688845 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-8146-8884-7 / 9780814688847 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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