Waiting in the Darkness, an Advent Bonus

Everything Belongs: Living the Teachings of Richard Rohr Forward

Center for Action and Contemplation

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.8 • 723 Ratings

🗓️ 13 December 2024

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

How can we be open to what the darkness of Advent offers? In this conversation, Richard Rohr, Mike Petrow, Drew Jackson, and Paul Swanson explore the themes of Advent and Christmas, sharing personal traditions and reflections on the spiritual significance of the season. They discuss the importance of longing, waiting, and the transformative power of darkness, as well as the role of poetry in expressing these themes. The conversation culminates in poignant reading of a poem that encapsulates the essence of Advent, emphasizing the beauty found in the darkness and the anticipation of new beginnings. Hosted by CAC Staff: Mike Petrow, Paul Swanson, and Drew Jackson Resources: The transcript for this episode can be found here. Grab a copy of Eager to Love here. Learn more about Drew Jackson's God Speaks Through Wombs, here.

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0:00.0	You're listening to a podcast by the Center for Action and Contemplation.
0:04.0	To learn more, visit cac.org.
0:07.8	Greetings, everyone. Happy Advent. Merry Christmas.
0:10.9	And welcome to a special bonus episode of the Everything Belongs podcast.
0:15.0	I'm Mike Petro.
0:16.4	I'm Paul Swanson.
0:17.7	And I'm Drew Jackson.
0:19.6	Hey, it's always great to be with the two of you and what a joy
0:22.9	it was to record this fantastic conversation with you both. Seriously, it's always fun to be in
0:29.0	conversation with both of you and just to hear the ruminations of what's stirring in your
0:34.7	hearts, this advent and how you're reflecting upon that and some of your practices that
0:39.4	tip over into Christmas. I feel like I've walked away with more that I could have ever anticipated
0:46.2	being in conversation with the two of you today. Absolutely. I feel similarly, Paul,
0:52.2	there's always so much to reflect on during this season, this season of Advent.
0:58.3	And I'm so grateful to be in conversation with the two of you to be able to deepen those reflections and help bring me personally.
1:08.8	And I hope all of our listeners into the significance of this season.
1:14.1	Right on. Right on. Well, folks, if you haven't figured it out, this is a special bonus episode
1:19.1	of the Everything Belongs podcast. We're going to take a break from our chapter by chapter
1:23.7	exploration of eager to love, although we are going to jump ahead and talk about one of
1:28.6	the appendices chapters, which I think is called the dynamic unity between Jesus and the
1:33.0	Cosmic Christ. You don't have to read that to listen to this episode, and in point of fact,
1:37.8	we don't actually talk about it that much, to be very honest, but the conversations are great.
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