This is the first Christmas in 35 years—my entire life—that I won’t be with my mother, father and older brother for Christmas.

During the nine days before Christmas, friends and family gather for the re-enactment, with two children dressing up to play the roles of Mary and Joseph.

I commend you. I sympathize. I need your advice.

I don’t want my daughter to wonder whether she is half-Catholic and half-Jewish. I want her to feel complete.

Advent couldn’t be more relevant this year. Let’s invite it into our homes, since we’ll all be there.

Scientific advances have allowed enormous breakthroughs in overcoming infertility—but not without some vexing ethical questions.