A visual liturgy for spiritual exiles
What does it really mean to say that we are all one with each other? What about the idea that everything we can perceive is all really unified?
Could that be the real hidden message of Christmas?
This week we wrap up our 2023 Advent series on the Universal Christ and enter the Christmas season with a video featuring nature images, poetry, and an interview with Fr. Richard Rohr (courtesy of The Work of the People) discussing the intersections between quantum science and theology and how both are learning that everything is, in fact, one.
We invite you to watch the video below in full screen mode, either on a laptop, handheld device, or cast to your TV set for the fullest experience.
REMINDER: No online gatherings Dec. 24 or Dec. 31. We will resume our regular schedule on Jan. 7 as we celebrate the Feast of the Epiphany.
Advent 2023: Awaiting the Universal Christ
How does the incarnation of the Christ—both in the creation of the universe and in the person of Jesus of Nazareth—open us to a cosmic view of who God is and who we are? And why does it make a difference?
This Advent, we’re examining the concept of the Universal Christ and how Jesus illuminates the sacredness and connectedness of all things.
Along the way we’re aligning the traditional Advent themes of Hope, Peace, Joy, and Love with the topics of Wisdom, Incarnation, Particularity, and Unitivity to help us experience a deeper connectedness with the Christ, with one another, and with our universe…and, perhaps, beyond.
Using the weekly scripture passages from the Revised Common Lectionary and a series of videos* by The Work Of The People featuring Fr. Richard Rohr, we’ll take a deep look at how Jesus became the Christ and what that means not just for us, but for the entire cosmos.
*All discussion videos will be available through Jan. 1, 2024
Advent/Christmas Weekly Schedule
Dec. 3: Wisdom (Hope) — (1 Corinthians 1:3-9) How setting big mysteries on small stages gives us insight into the non-dualistic mind of the Christ.
(Click here for our discussion video)
Dec. 10: Incarnation (Peace) — (Mark 1:1-8) How seeing the universal through the particular open us to a peace that transcends non-conflict
(Click here for our discussion video)
Dec. 17: Particularity (Joy) — (Luke 1:46b-55) How Mary’s Magnifcat reveals the divine hidden within the ordinary
(Click here for our discussion video)
Dec. 24/25: Unitivity (Love) — (Luke 2:1-20) How the theory of quantum entanglement helps us see the universality of the Christ. (Pre-recorded so you can engage at your convenience)
Dec. 31: No Gathering — Celebrate the New Year with your friends and family, and join us again Jan. 7!
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