The U.S. bishops already saw this coming at the beginning of the year and said Catholics should attend separate Masses for the two days.
Christmas
Posted inDispatches, Faith
In Christmas message, Pope Francis calls for peace
He prayed for people across the globe, and especially for the people of Aleppo.
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Christmas: A Feast for Eyes of Faith
Reformers might rail against sacred images, but, at Christmas, the world turns Catholic to gaze upon the Christ child.
Posted inArts & Culture, In All Things
The Jew, Catholic and Midwestern Christian behind ‘A Charlie Brown Christmas’
The holiday special was the product of a Jewish producer from San Francisco and a Mexican-American Catholic whose mother brought him across the border in the 1920s.
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
What are we to make of the Virgin Birth? What does it make of us?
Whatever else the virgin birth may be, it doesn’t represent the domestication of the divine.
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The Camel’s Nose: Dec. 14, Third Wednesday of Advent
We are afraid: afraid that our questioning will lead to spiritual cataclysm, that once the camel’s skeptical nose gets under the tent flap, the whole shabby edifice of our faith will collapse.
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Close Encounters: Dec. 13, Third Tuesday of Advent
Amid the pain and suffering, God remains present in our hearts. No matter how much we wail and shake our fists, He will abide with us.
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Two’s Company, Three’s…a Prayer: Dec. 12, Third Monday of Advent
We need not see prayer as activity for a solo operator only.
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How to fulfill your Christmas duty
Do not be afraid; for behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy! (Lk 2:10)
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Transformers: Dec. 11, Third Sunday of Advent
His point was that a mundane action, carried out in a disciplined way, can be transformative. So it is with prayer.