“Humility is the only way that leads us to God.”
Christmas
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I worked at an Amazon warehouse. It taught me about Christmas and being alone.
I was one of thousands of disconnected people working in the background, in order to deliver packages that are supposed to make us feel somehow more connected.
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Towns are ‘arresting’ The Grinch to save Christmas. They’re missing the point of the story (and the season)
This Christmas season brought a new trend: arresting the Grinch.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
John Updike: Suspicious of Santa, but fond of Christ
John Updike, long one of the nation’s finest novelists and short story writers, also wrote extensively about the Christian imagination (and once on his misgivings about Santa Claus).
Posted inArts & Culture, Music
‘Silent Night’: a song invoked in both World Wars and sung to a dying president
“Silent Night” is a song that seems to inspire the imagination in so many ways.
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The Catholic Guide of Dos and Don’ts for Christmas Mass
Our return to an in-person celebration of the birth of Jesus is also an opportunity to think about how we have done Christmas in the past—and perhaps even make some adjustments.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
Your kid doesn’t want a pony for Christmas. She wants a book.
Over the years, the bookworms at America Media have compiled list upon list of books that would make good Christmas gifts. Here is a sample.
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How to watch Pope Francis’ Christmas liturgies
The Vatican Dec. 13 published the list of Pope Francis’ liturgies for the Christmas season.
Posted inArts & Culture, Podcasts
Joyful and triumphant: ‘O Come All Ye Faithful’ brings a message of hope to those who are suffering
We do not generally think about Christmas carols as about a battle. And yet what does it mean for the Christ child to be our savior, if not a blessed release from some kind of struggle?
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The history of a Christmas classic, ‘O Come, All Ye Faithful’
“O Come, All Ye Faithful” is a song almost everyone knows. But where did it come from, and why is it so popular?