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Christmas
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis says to have a simpler Christmas this year and donate the savings to Ukraine
“Let’s reduce the level of Christmas spending a bit,” the pope said. “Let’s have a simpler Christmas with more modest gifts. Let’s send what we save to the people of Ukraine, who are suffering so much.”
Posted inAdvent Reflections, Faith
Like a parent, God reminds us to be patient
A Reflection for Sunday of the Third Week of Advent, by Kerry Weber
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
The Top 10 Christmas hymns played in churches
Results of a poll of 9,000 Christian churches last December were released this Dec. 1. What Christmas carols made the Top 10?
Posted inArts & Culture, Music
Who is this Good King Wenceslas—and why does he deserve a Christmas carol?
Who is this King Wenceslas fella? What makes him good? And why does he merit a song at Christmas?
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis: Keep the creche in Christmas.
Stopping to gaze at and perhaps pray before a Nativity scene is one of the best ways to remember the real meaning of Christmas, Pope Francis said.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
How the posada tradition takes us on the Holy Family’s journey
The Christmastime sing-along and re-enactment of the Holy Family’s quest for lodging is a joyous Latino tradition that can be shared by all Catholics.
Posted inArts & Culture, Music
The story of ‘Carol of the Bells,’ a Christmas classic born in Ukraine
How is a song used in 100 holiday ads somehow connected to Ukraine? It turns out every carol that we sing at Christmas has a story behind it, some inspiring, some strange.
Posted inFaith, News
Vatican may need to find a new Christmas tree after activists stop cutting of centuries-old fir
The centuries-old silver fir tree that had been destined to become the centerpiece Christmas decoration in St. Peter’s Square will now live, perhaps to see another century.
Posted inFaith, Speeches
Pope Francis on Epiphany: Don’t get stuck in a spiritual parking lot. Faith is always moving forward.
“Sometimes we live in a spirit of a ‘parking lot’; we stay parked, without the impulse of desire that carries us forward. We do well to ask: where are we on our journey of faith?”