"So many of us have been enriched throughout our adult lives by John Shea’s artful storytelling and theological perspectives. Here he gently helps us see the spirit of Christmas with fresh eyes, unwrapping experiences of gratitude, goodwill, repair, tears, children, memory, and making room for angels like presents under the tree. He invites us to employ Mary’s Christmas practice of ’keeping these things and reflecting on them in the heart" while reminding us and assuring us of the Christmas message: light and love will not be denied by darkness. Treat yourself and loved ones to this book."
Dr. Mike Carotta, religious educator and author of Unexpected Occasions of Grace
"Do you dread the Christmas season? This book of poetry and drawings captures the way through rather than the way out of the cultural 'rituals' we call Christmas."
Sister Meg Funk, OSB, Our Lady of Grace Monastery, Beech Grove, Indiana
"John Shea is my favorite religious poet. This wonderful series of Christmas poems can help bring a little wonder back into our lives. Wonder has left the building. So, writes Shea in these poems and reflections,
borrow wonder from the young! These poems and reflections show us how we are a balm for those parts of us that are jaded and cynical."
Ronald Rolheiser, Writer and Professor in Spirituality, Oblate School of Theology, San Antonio, Texas
"Poet, mystic, deep faith storyteller, John Shea is the master of seeing the ordinary, the painful, the beautiful, and the wondrous all at once with love as the victor. Borrowing Wonder is comfort and joy at Christmastime, a treasure to be savored and practiced all year, a moonbeam of light."
Susan Hayes Gordon, Child Health Policy Advocate, Chicago, Illinois
