A family is forced to flee their homeland for fear of persecution. This is the classic modern-day definition of a refugee.
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Bethlehem in 2017 is not the place of Christmas carols
We are full conspirators in this commerce, for we, too, have come to buy our bit of Bethlehem.
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Las Posadas: a Mexican tradition keeps Christ (and Mary and Joseph) in Christmas
Las Posadas, “the inns,” is a reenactment of the Holy Family’s search for lodging in Bethlehem before the birth of Christ.
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A Christmas prayer for (nearly) everyone
This Christmas, please help me remember a few simple things.
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Can’t wait till the 25th? For Filipinos celebrating Simbang Gabi, Christmas comes early.
Simbang Gabi speaks to the central place that Christmas holds in the Filipino imagination.
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The case for accepting some clutter in your life this Christmas season
It is always a losing game to chase a simply stated lifestyle. Life is not simple. Life cannot be organized.
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Feast of the Holy Innocents: 2,000 years later we still remember the pain their mothers felt
Thirty-four years ago I held my child, my 22-month-old son, cradling him in my arms as I watched the last flicker of his life ebb away.
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Monks aren’t the ones living in silence and solitude. We are.
After a visit to Christ in the Desert, I knew it was not the monks whose lifestyle I should question.
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Hanukkah is not the Jewish Christmas—but they are cousins.
Christmas and Hanukkah share much more than the giving of gifts.
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Learning to pray on the pediatric oncology ward
Healing for my baby daughter was the hardest thing to ask for. I was afraid of false hope.