It’s name means House of Bread. This seems a fitting label since from Bethlehem came the Bread of Life. And in many ways it represents
For Christmas, I gave myself an early gift: I uninstalled my Smart News app. Over the last six months, this app has given me news
I grew up in the Philippines, where Christmas music hits the radio airwaves as soon as the first “ber” month comes. Yes, as early as
When I was someplace between ages 3 and 5, my imaginary friends were Crocodile (the ticking one, from Peter Pan) and the Baby Jesus. Years
The holly and the ivy, When they are both full grown, Of all the trees that are in the wood, The holly bears the crown.
Beyond the festivities of the Christmas season and all the attendant trimmings, lies the incarnate Christ in the form of an infant. Manger scenes around
Last year I said “Merry Christmas!” to a cashier at a store on December 26. “Christmas is over!” was the cashier’s jaundiced reply. “I don’t
Imagine you are living in Nazareth 2,000 years ago. You awaken one morning and notice a man packing items on a donkey in preparation for
If you are like me, you have grown up with the notion that we celebrate the birth of Jesus on what once was a Pagan
Innocently wish someone a Merry Christmas, and you might get any one of several angry retorts, such as “I’m not Christian, and that offends me,”
Once again, Advent has rushed to meet me much too soon. For months now we’ve all been saying you just can’t plan ahead for anything
Advent came (and went), bringing with it the opportunity to prepare oneself to a renewed relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ. The Christmas season is
For us, the birth of our son is a Christmas story about God coming to be with us in a special way and teaching us
Christmas is not an event within history but is rather the invasion of time by eternity. (Hans Urs Von Balthasar) Eternity Is Not Linear From
My wife always frets during this time of year. The fretting begins about three weeks before Thanksgiving and doesn’t end until some time after Christmas.
Each year, as the Christmas season approaches, I find myself caught up in sweet surrender to the mystery of the incarnation. I am overwhelmed with
The Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test Jesus they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. He answered them, “When it is
So many people are turned off to God and organized, traditional religion because they are angry with God. The excuses for not praying or attending
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The family celebrations are over. The guests are gone, and we are getting back to the daily routines of life. Among Catholics celebrating Christmas or Easter
Christmas Eve Nostalgia At this year’s Christmas Eve children’s Mass eight traditional Christian carols were sung. I found myself singing even though I can’t carry
When the Son of God was born, He entered the human world and became the loving, obedient Son of Mary and Joseph. Let us ponder
