Joan Chittister: Reflections on the Importance of the Christian calendar

We begin the Christian calendar with Advent. From my perspective, no one expresses the meaning of this reality better perhaps than Joan Chittister en her book, The Liturgical Year: The Spiraling Adventure of the Spiritual Life. Every year is a distinct growth point in life, the shedding of another shell of life. Each year brings... Continue Reading →

3 December, 2019 0

Attuning Ourselves to the Life of Jesus

Reflections on the Liturgical Year by Joan Chittister As I mentioned in the previous article, I have recently been reading a book that has proven impactful in my understanding of the Christian calendar. It’s written by Joan Chittister and entitled, The Liturgical Year: The Spiraling Adventure of the Spiritual Life. As we near Ash Wednesday, I... Continue Reading →