Of Miracles and the Christmas Orange
Our country is not very old. My maternal grandfather fought in World War I. His grandfather fought in the Civil War for the Michigan Infantry,
Our country is not very old. My maternal grandfather fought in World War I. His grandfather fought in the Civil War for the Michigan Infantry,
As we are literally wrapped up in the Christmas Season and at the beginning of the New Year, it is easy to become overwhelmed with
This year, I celebrate Christmas for the first time in my life without my mother. Mom passed away in November. While many Christmas gifts come
I want to do something that will recall the memory of that Child who was born in Bethlehem, to see with bodily eyes the inconveniences
It is easy for Christmas to be commercialized and to forget its true meaning. What many people may not realize is just as easy as
My first memory that distinctly involves Advent is of an Advent calendar – a somewhat esoteric object in 1950s Kansas, if I recall correctly. I
And suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying: ‘Glory to God in the highest and on
Are you a Happy Holidays kind of person or a Merry Christmas person? If you are former, phooey on you. If you are the later,
What a difference 32 years can make. This is about two men – a 28-year-old man living during the Christmas season of 1942, and a
During Advent last year (2022) Catholic Nuns surprised holiday shoppers in Downtown Boston on Thursday December 8. They stood outside in the cold singing Christmas
With Christmas only a month away, I think we need to start making preparations for this special day. How do we make preparations? We could
As this year draws to a close, I think of my sister’s December wedding and about how she is soon going to start her journey
Of the whole gamut of myths, legends and fairy tales that have been told in human history, not even the most outrageous or outlandish can
The very first Christmas was the invasion of time by Eternity. It is both a reality and a mystery, a sacred moment changing all of
Our modern world has become very mobile. Most of us think nothing of driving to the grocery store to get staples such as eggs, bread,
This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness
Two figures, a man and a woman in their 19th-century work clothes, stand in a farm field. Their heads are bent in prayer; their farm
Each year in September, at the start of Faith Formation classes, I begin the very first class by asking the students, “Why do we exist?
The recent midterm elections served notice that the pro-life movement has a long way to go. The 2022 elections focus seems to have been mainly
By Elizabeth McClung Grief changes the lens through which you see the world. Everything seems new. But, it isn’t new as in novel and filled
Now that November is here, time is short before the end of the year. Thanksgiving, Advent, Christmas, and New Years’ will come and go in
Christmas day and all the days of the Christmas season provide an opportunity to gather with family and friends to celebrate this “most wonderful time