Unveiling the extraordinary (Winston Churchill / John O'Donohue)

Christmas is a season not only
of rejoicing but of reflection.

--Winston Churchill 

      At Christmas, time deepens. The Celtic imagination knew that time is eternity in disguise. They embraced the day as a sacred space. Christmas reminds us to glory in the simplicity and wonder of one day; it unveils the extraordinary that our hurried lives conceal and neglect. 

--John O’Donohue 

Blessings at Christmas from
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Mill Valley!
May you witness the extraordinary! 

Image source 1: Nativity, Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Mill Valley, Christmas 2022, https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=5930613866999986&set=a.5924799217581451 

Image source 2: Nativity found on an ancient Roman sarcophagus in Milan, Italy (4th c.), https://oldeuropeanculture.blogspot.com/2017/12/stilichos-sarcophagus.html 

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