Tue 13 Jan, 2009
The best hymns pack a lot of meaning into a few words. The Christmas hymn, “Oh Holy Night” begins with a beautiful and powerful summary of the entire Christian faith.
Long lay the world
in sin and error pining
’til He appeared
and the soul felt its worth.
Since the Fall, the world has been covered by the darkness of sin and error (ignorance). Humanity wears itself out… Continue reading
Mon 8 Jan, 2007
Yesterday was the feast of Epiphany and the official end of the Christmas season. It was a great Christmas for me. It was the first Christmas for our daughter, which made it all the more special for Jodi and me. It was also my first Advent at home, which gave me much more time to prepare my heart to celebrate Christ’s birth. However, this Christmas season was not unburdened by… Continue reading
Thu 2 Mar, 2006
We were recently chosen to adopt a baby girl, our first child. In our travels to pick her up, I found myself meditating on the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary. It struck me how much our own experience of expanding the love of our family parallels the way that God expanded the sign of His love by sending His Son. I guess it shouldn’t surprise me. After all, that’s what… Continue reading
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Jeff Arrowood taught moral theology, literature, US history and psychology at a Catholic high school for ten years. He is now a stay-at-home father who still teaches through the From the Abbey Catholic educational apostolate. In addition to this blog, the From the Abbey website offers Catholic educational resources, some of which are free and some of which are worth paying for! He also gives educational programs and writes online courses and educational curricula for Catholic schools and parishes. Jeff and his family live in central Wisconsin.
