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December 2013

December 31, 2013

Dec. 31: Resolutions With a Higher Purpose

In his book, You Can Change the World, The Christophers’ founder, Maryknoll Father James Keller,...

December 30, 2013

Dec. 30: Dick Clark’s Real Legacy

TV star and producer Dick Clark passed away in 2012, several years after being afflicted...

December 29, 2013

Dec. 29: New Year, New You?

Many people start the New Year hoping to change for the better—lose weight, save money,...

December 28, 2013

Dec. 28: A Piano to Change the World

Dotan Negrin, born in New York City, always wanted to be an actor. But as...

December 27, 2013

Dec. 27: Organizing Your Finances

Do you find it hard to save more and spend less money? If so, you’re...

December 26, 2013

Dec. 26: Snowbound!

Following the post-Christmas blizzard that shut down large parts of New York City in 2010,...

December 25, 2013

Dec. 25: A Christmas Prayer

The Scottish author and poet Robert Louis Stevenson, who wrote books like Treasure Island and...

December 24, 2013

Dec. 24: To Honor Him

In the Salesian booklet Glad Tidings of Joy, Delight D. Kilyan shares a Christmas poem...

December 23, 2013

Dec. 23: The Heart of Christmas

Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter Matthew West has always had a year-round fascination with Christmas. It’s not just...

December 22, 2013

Dec. 22: Christmas Kindness at Kmart

During the 2011 Christmas season at an Omaha, Nebraska, Kmart, an anonymous donor paid $200...

December 21, 2013

Dec. 21: Need to Unwind?

Have you ever finished a busy day at work but been unable to relax once...

December 20, 2013

Dec. 20: Counting Your Blessings

These days Lexie Davis considers himself blessed to be free of drug addiction. For a...

December 19, 2013

Dec. 19: Finding Your True Self

The need to fit in has increased since the advent of social networking sites such...

December 18, 2013

Dec. 18: Joy: A Year-Round Basic

Many people associate joy with Christmastime. Churches remind us to “Rejoice and be glad” while...

December 17, 2013

Dec. 17: Singing for Joy

Traveling on the road as a musician, Bob Rowe would use his off-stage hours to...

December 16, 2013

Dec. 16: Planting Seeds

For the last 35 years, several parishes in Minnesota’s Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St....

December 15, 2013

Dec. 15: Inspired Service

Laura Collier was only eight when she traveled with her mother to China. She remembers...

December 14, 2013

Dec. 14: In the Nick of Time

Volunteers annually host a Christmas party at the New Milford, Connecticut firehouse for 40 youngsters...

December 13, 2013

Dec. 13: Both Sides

Walking along the main avenue in her neighborhood on a Saturday afternoon, Maggie was thinking...

December 12, 2013

Dec. 12: Baby, I Love You

During Advent, do you ever look up at the crucifix and try to imagine Jesus...

December 11, 2013

Dec. 11: Gathering All In

When Kathleen Basi’s daughter was born and diagnosed with Down syndrome, she started to think...

December 10, 2013

Dec. 10: Faith Unfolding Over Time

Josef Vollmer-König was a widower for two years when he noticed that a song drawn...

December 09, 2013

Dec. 9: The Rescuers

Forty-six-year-old Roger Andersen lost control of his car due to weather conditions on a winding...

December 08, 2013

Dec. 8: Christmas Delights

The weeks leading up to Christmas can sometimes seem like a burden: obligatory family events,...

December 07, 2013

Dec. 7: A Ball of Wishes

A cafe owner was thinking about a way to give his customers the holiday spirit. ...

December 06, 2013

Dec. 6: Secret Santa Saves

It’s become an annual tradition for CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman to visit with “Secret...

December 05, 2013

Dec. 5: Brothers and Sisters

After managing liver disease for 15 years, Dennis Fearn of Long Island, New York, began...

December 04, 2013

Dec. 4: Church Bulletin Laughs

Church bulletin bloopers are always good for a laugh. Here are several that were cited...

December 03, 2013

Dec. 3: Won’t Back Down

Two weeks after he was beaten and robbed in St. Margaret of Scotland’s parish rectory,...

December 02, 2013

Dec. 2: A Hockey Team’s Heart

Eleven-year-old Zach Bennett of Albany, New York, was born with neurofibromatosis, a degenerative disease resulting...