Dorian and David discuss themes of Advent and the radical nature of Mary’s Song.
The Magnificat
Category Archives: Advent
Preparing the Way
Dorian and David discuss the role of John the Baptist in the Advent season and themes of repentance and spiritual responsiveness.
First Week of Advent 2021
“It is not our job to remain whole. We came to lose our leaves like the trees, and be born again, drawing up from the great roots.” -Robert Bly
Waiting in the Dark
Dorian and David discuss themes in the Advent season to form a spirituality out of uncertainty and the spirit of waiting.
Advent 2021
“As I light this flame, I lay myself before Thee.” (Ancient Celtic Prayer)
Fourth Week of Advent 2020
“…Love cannot and will never calculate losses and profits, or any pragmatic transaction. Love is far beyond commerce and rationality. It is a magnifying lens over the heart (as Mary proclaims: ‘My heart magnifies the Lord’) through which other hearts are caught on fire when we consent to the incarnation of Christ through our own lives.”
Third Week of Advent 2020
“When you come face to face with all that’s unknown and unseen; instead of making a stand against it (out of fear); may you find the grace to fall furiously into faith, hope, and love…”
Second Week of Advent 2020
“As it is written in Isaiah the prophet: Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way. A voice of one crying out in the desert: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.'”
First Week of Advent 2020
Joseph Campbell said it well: “You must give up the life you planned in order to have the life that is waiting for you.”
A Trembling and a Fascination
“When you come face to face with all that’s unknown and unseen; instead of making a stand against it (out of fear); may you find the grace to fall furiously into faith, hope, and love.”
