Borrowing Wonder

John (Jack) Shea provides theological and formation services to parishes, Catholic health systems, and faith-based organizations. He has published award-winning books of theology and spirituality, including Liturgical Press’s To Dare the Our Father: A Spiritual Practice, and the popular Spiritual Wisdom of the Gospels series. Additionally, Jack has published three books of poetry including Liturgical Press’s Seeing Haloes: Christmas Poems to Open the Heart. He lectures nationally and internationally on storytelling in world religions, faith-based health care, contemporary spirituality, and the spirit work movement. He is a contributor to Give Us This Day. Mark McMahon has been documenting people and their environments nationally and internationally for more than forty-five years. His on-location works are included in museums, exhibitions, private and corporate collections. Mark is a second-generation Chicago artist, as Franklin and Carolyn being his parents. Learn more about the McMahon Gallery at: https://www.mcmahongallery.com/ 

Contents
     Introduction
Making It   xi
     Poems and Reflections
Borrowing Wonder   1
Covid Christmas   3
The Christmas Kaleidoscope   7
Christmas Shopping Teamwork   13
Tears of Treasure   17
Epiphanies   19
Fleeing Herod   21
Christmas Babysitting   25
People of Goodwill   29
Without Logs   31
Finding the Child   33
Christmas Neighborhood   37 
Heart Dwelling at Christmas   39
Defiant Christmas Trees   43
Every Life Has Its Beat   47
Christmas Social Action   49
The Christmas Lobby   51
Making Room for Angels   53
The Firstborn   57
Christmas Grace   61
Without a Christmas Gift   63
Singing the Christmas Canticle of the Eternal Word   65
The Mirror of Scrooge   69
A Christmas Creed   73