insight emerging in a thoughtful moment:
Advent and Christmas?”
Of course, what we’re getting is commercialization of the season — and at record-breaking levels.
The good news: there’s a growing movement and a variety of resources and support for simplicity and sustainability. Indeed, there are deeply gratifying ways to prepare for and celebrate the coming of the Prince of Peace — outside our culture’s distorted, materialistic ways.
LPF offers you a freshly updated resource on the subject:
Reclaim the Season! Peace and Justice Living and Giving at Christmas and Throughout the Year (PDF)
(In Spanish: Recobra la Epoca! / Reclaim the Season) (PDF)
It’s one of our popular “Peace Points” series, geared for individual and youth or adult group use.
It offers a variety of alternative gift ideas, sources of fair trade gifts, ideas for discussion, and a great resource section with website and print materials.