Giving at Christmas may help us be more loving

Franciscan Media shares Thomas Moore's new book The Soul of Christmas with an excerpt about "Gift-Giving as a Way of Life". The passage includes:

"Knowing the deeper importance of Christmas and the role of gifts in the philosophy and values of the festival might help keep gift-giving joyous and meaningful. How you imagine gifts makes all the difference. But you have to educate, train and practice a deeper way of giving. [. . .]

Giving from the Heart
If you have lost sight of the deep role of gift-giving at Christmas, wrap your presents in red, just to remind you of the heart. Give a gift that is meaningful to you and to the one receiving it. Embrace the giving and heart-centered spirit of Christmas, and don’t try to justify it through some abstract point of theology. Giving is the active theology appropriate to the festival."

Moore describes the "gift economy" in his own life and work throughout the year.

Moore is in Cincinnati, Ohio on Thursday 1 December 2016 at Joseph-Beth Booksellers from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Attend this free Meet the Author event to hear more about this book.