Have you ever heard a classic story a million times and then one day it revealed itself to be something else entirely? That’s how I felt after a lifetime of hearing the Annunciation to Mary story in my Catholic tradition as encouraging woman’s submissiveness, and then...
Imagine if throughout history, Christianity modeled Jesus’ relationship with women and the Christian movement was led and shaped by women and men together. What would our world look like today? Recall that Jesus performed his first miracle by following the guidance of...
Lots of people get cranky during the Christmas season and for plenty of good reasons: stores blasting “Have a Holly Jolly Christmas” the day after Halloween, pressure to spend money we don’t have on things we don’t want to buy. Alongside irritability at the...
The season of cold and frost invites us to slow down and dream by the fire. Our souls crave this time of reflection, our imaginations long for space to dive below the surface of consciousness and wander among our touchstones of the past, wander among the possibilities of Spring.
I unpacked the manger set from my childhood and imagined myself into the scene again – but now the rich metaphors of the annunciation, nativity and epiphany unveiled truths of my own life. These Christmas stories – together with long winter nights and a longing for the sun – are a powerful gateway into a deep part of my psyche.
I unpacked the manger set from my childhood and imagined myself into the scene again – but now the rich metaphors of the annunciation, nativity and epiphany unveiled truths of my own life.
Jesus’ message of peace might have had a more transformative impact in the world had the Christian movement followed Jesus’ example in his relationship with women.
Years ago, a chance encounter in an antique store ultimately led to a reclaiming of my spiritual roots and a deeper relationship with the Divine. The encounter was with Mary, aka the Blessed Virgin, or rather, a simple unpainted ceramic statue of a young woman that...
Let’s start 2021 by recalibrating our intentions to our most important values that will guide our choices (big and small) in the months ahead, regardless of external events.
Republished from November 2019 Cosmic Birth/Sacred Moment in Time ©Mary Southard marysouthardart.orgCourtesy of MinistryOfTheArts.org All rights reserved When I was a little girl, my December ritual was to sit alone in our living room beside the twinkling tree lights...
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