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Spiritual Practices for the 12 Days of Christmas

“What if we allowed the space from Christmas to Epiphany to be a time of sacred pause, a time to reflect on the year past, the present moment, and the possibilities held in the year to come,” asks Christine Valters Paintner in an essay posted on the Patheos website. Click here to join her in… Read more»

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Advent Practices: Water’s Wisdom

This reflection is the third installment in a weekly series from Christine Valters Paintner for Patheos. Consider how water might inform your Advent prayer and remind you of your baptismal identity. (Photo by Snap® used under Creative Commons License. Thanks!)

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Advent Practices: Following the Fire

In this second installment about Advent practices, Christine Valters Paintner examines fire as an image for following “the fire in our hearts toward the passion which calls us to be fully alive” as we seek the Holy One in this season. (Photo by Stacirl used under a Creative Commons License. Thanks!)