"A voice of one crying out in the desert; Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight his paths.” Luke 3:4 

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Gertrud Mueller Nelson joins us on the podcast to lift up many possibilities for families on how to live into the season of Advent in your homes, your domestic churches.  Many of her ideas can be found in her book To Dance with God.   

Born in Germany in a German family and raised in Minnesota, Gertrud is an artist and writer whose work springs up here and there in clip art and essays. She also designs silver jewelry, makes stained glass windows, paper and wood sculptures and teaches, giving workshops and lectures internationally. The Jungian understanding and interpretation of Fairy Tales is another of her passions and a subject of one of her books: Here All Dwell Free.   

She helped build up the first Montessori school in the US and saw the beginnings of The Catechesis of the Good Shepherd coming to us in 1959. She is Montessori trained and studied at the Jung Institute in Zurich, and is known for her multiple books, especially “To Dance with God.” She cares passionately about the importance of living the liturgical cycle of the year with its richness of ceremony and ritual which bonds families in the mysteries of our faith and builds community in parish life.  

BOOKS TO READ-   

To Dance With God by Gertrud Mueller Nelson 

CGS Advent Resources for Families 

Little Gospel Booklets- Infancy Narratives 

Advent Fling Wide the Doors Calendar 

Advent Candles 

Advent Wreath Set 

Expectant Mary Statue 

Books you may be interested in: 

To Dance with God 

Podcast Episodes with Gertrud: 

Episode 83- The Family in Lent 

Episode 84- The Family in Easter 

Other Podcast Episodes You Might Be Interested In: 

Episode 27- Mystery of the Incarnation with Karen Maxwell 

Episode 104- Annunciation and the Incarnation with Sofia Cavalletti  

Episode 128 CGS Advent in the Home with Mary Heinrich 

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AUDIOBOOK: 

Audiobook – Now Available on Audible 

CGSUSA is excited to offer you the audio version of The Religious Potential of the Child – 3rd Edition by Sofia Cavalletti, read by Rebekah Rojcewicz! 

The Religious Potential of the Child is not a “how-to” book, complete with lesson plans and material ideas. Instead it offers a glimpse into the religious life of the atrium, a specially prepared place for children to live out their silent request: “Help me come closer to God by myself.” Here we can see the child’s spiritual capabilities and perhaps even find in our own souls the child long burdened with religious information. This book serves as a companion to the second volume, The Religious Potential of the Child 6 to 12 Years Old. The desire to have this essential text available in audio has been a long-held goal for many. The work of many hands has combined to bring this release to life as an audiobook. 

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