Christmas is more than a date on the calendar. Society looks forward to this day since Thanksgiving with its many commercial overtures. Christians come to know Advent as the season of expectation, waiting, and preparedness. Let's reframe how we view the secular Christmas season. Think of it as a journey from darkness to light. After all, Christmas is the victory of light over darkness. It is also a journey from the chaos of our lives to a glimpse of peace; it is a journey from separateness to the union of love.
John Predmore, S.J., is a USA East Province Jesuit and was the pastor of Jordan's English language parish. He teaches art and directs BC High's adult spiritual formation programs. Formerly a retreat director in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Ignatian Spirituality is given through guided meditations, weekend-, 8-day, and 30-day Retreats based on The Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius of Loyola. Ignatian Spirituality serves the contemporary world as people strive to develop a friendship with God.
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