Did you notice that as of yesterday, in the northern hemisphere at least, it is now winter?
We reached the turning point in our spiral through space and time.
I always think of the ancient neo-Platonic idea of exitus and reditus with the necessary conversio at this time of year…. as we go slowly but surely back into the light.
Coat of Arms by D Burkart
on ROME 24/4– Day 34 (-7): The burial place of… PLATO?!?: “My baptismal anniversary. I’m mostly Scottish/Irish Catholic, birthed and educated by the Mercy Sisters during the height of the Troubles.…”
on ROME 24/4– Day 35 (-6): adventures in symmetry: “Father, it was perfect symmetry for two people. One cup handle facing one way and the other the other way.”
on ROME 24/4– Day 35 (-6): adventures in symmetry: “From a reader: “What are in the frames between the vestments?” Those are the priest’s vesting prayers. I’ll show more…”
on WDTPRS: 4th Sunday of Easter (Novus Ordo) – Mighty humble Shepherd, humble mighty flock: “Fr Z you are an inspiration in your knowledge about and love for the things of God and the church.…” on ROME 24/4– Day 32 (-9): Happy Birthday Rome!: “Holy cow that pasta. I wish we had smell-o-vision and taste-o-vision.”
on Three items of interest: a conversion, a connection, and a con job: “The German grind continues. It is in their nature.”
on Three items of interest: a conversion, a connection, and a con job: “Scary about the women. What I mean is this: it would be disheartening enough just to find out that a…” on Three items of interest: a conversion, a connection, and a con job: “I wonder what’s going on with these women. Don’t they know that the greatest example of womanhood is Our Blessed…”
on Three items of interest: a conversion, a connection, and a con job: “Fr.Z sez: It is really sad that some people still push this rock up the hill. Reminds one of Sisyphus,…”
on Three items of interest: a conversion, a connection, and a con job: “Alas, those men pushing for ordaining women. STILL trying to get women to do all the work. My mother warned…”
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on Three items of interest: a conversion, a connection, and a con job: “Most people, whether pro or con, misunderstand the history and practice of the female diaconate. The deaconess was a separate…”
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Notice how much longer the days are getting?
In the mid-west, around December 10th, we had the biggest storm in 10 years. It has felt like winter (out here) ever since.
Ben
Tom in NY: LOL!
As Shelley once noted: “If Winter comes, can Spring be far behind?”
It lifts my spirit to think of moving toward the light. Thank you Fr. Z., Blessed Advent.
I’m always reminded of St. John the Baptist’s words regarding Our Lord: ‘He [Our Lord] must increase, while I [John] must decrease.’
The daylight begins to decrease around the birthday of St. John the Baptist [June 24] and increases around the birthday of Our Lord [December 25].
My Bonaventurian heart is touched.
O Oriens!
Now He increases!
I suffer from a particularly virulent variety of Seasonal Affective Disorder, so the coming of the Winter Solstice is always welcome.
I found this year to be an easier change of seasons by going to bed earlier and awakening shortly after sunrise. I figure my body needs every photon it can get in the dark days.
Yesterday my husband was immediately able to stand an uncooked egg on end in the middle of our kitchen floor. This can only be done twice a year at the solstices. Our children loved to watch this science experiment; now we send photos of the phenomenon to our grandchildren.
Holy Mother Church promotes Geocentrism and condemns Heliocentrism as Heresy. The Earth does not spin, it does not revolve around the Sun.
Robert A. Sungenis, Ph.D. and Robert J. Bennett, Ph.D., have written two current books W/DVDs on this subject; Galileo Was Wrong.
The DVD of Galileo Was Wrong has some great animated sequences showing orbits and how the Sun revolves around the Earth, and creates seasons.