The Art of Living in Season


What can I give him?
In The Art of Living in Season, the little clay saints of Provence (the santons) make their appearance in the season of Advent, the opening season of the church calendar.
They populate the crèche, or manger, and according to tradition, on Christmas Eve they undertake a pilgrimage: they journey together to Jesus to offer their humble gifts to him, gifts that come from their everyday vocations in their own terroir, their local place. The question they have is, "what can I give him?"

I add an imaginative dimension to this seasonal scene: I invite readers to enter into a living parable of the Christian life, with their own gifts, to continue the pilgrimage beyond the manger, and accompany the santons not just at Advent or Christmas, but through all seasons.
