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December 2015

December 20, 2015

THE O ANTIPHONS and the Beatles: Great Secrets Revealed?

First, I mean no disrespect—but if you are a theologian or a historian or a...

December 16, 2015

He’s Coming! The Great O Antiphons

He’s coming! And as the Church anticipates the coming of the Messiah at Christmas, we...

December 07, 2015

The Christmas Plains: A Sentimental Classic from Joseph Bottum

Joseph Bottum is the kind of storyteller who captures your attention with a straightforward phrase, a wordsmith who tickles...

December 04, 2015

Under the Christmas Tree: Books for Children of All Ages

Each year during Advent, I've tried to offer a list of great books for children:...

December 31, 2014

Hobby Lobby’s 2014 Christmas Message

HOBBY LOBBY, the craft store which challenged the Affordable Care Act's requirement and refused to...

December 27, 2014

It’s Still Christmas! A Reminder from Bishop Ricken

December 24, 2014

An Astronaut’s Christmas Eve Message from Space

On Dec. 24, 1968, our nation was in strife. The war in Vietnam had divided and...

December 21, 2014

God Showed Up in Our Neighborhood

We've all gotten some terrible Christmas gifts-- gifts that don't reflect our personalities at all....

December 20, 2014

Joseph Bottum, Man of Letters, Pens New Carols for Christmas

Joseph Bottum is one of the nation's most widely published and influential essayists--in fact, earlier this year...

December 20, 2014

DON’T MESS WITH TEXAS! Lone Star State Protects Its Christian Heritage With the “Merry Christmas” Law

One afternoon in December 2012, Texas State Representative Dwayne Bohac (R-Houston) picked up his first-grade...

December 18, 2014

Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus

In 1897 Francis Pharcellus Church, who had been a war correspondent during the Civil War,...

December 17, 2014

Merry Progressive Holiday!

It's that time of year--when we sing about the birth of the newborn King.... or...

December 10, 2014

Whatever Happened to “Merry Christmas”?

Excuse me, but isn't there something special happening in the next couple of weeks? We're almost...

December 08, 2014

Technology Meets Tradition, As Pope Francis Lights Tree with a Tablet

The world's largest Christmas tree is aglow again on a hillside above the Umbrian town of...

December 04, 2014

St. Peter’s Square Prepares for Christmas With Unique “Twin-Trunk Tree” and Opera

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! The Vatican's tree, always a beauty, has...

November 2014

November 23, 2014

“Average Is Beautiful”: The Anti-Barbie Doll Goes on Sale This Week in the U.S.

Just in time for Christmas: The "Lammily" doll, a doll that is short, brunette, has...

November 22, 2014

‘Tis The Season! New Hallmark Movie Will Help Get You in the Mood

Christmas is coming! And I know that in the next few weeks, you and your...

November 14, 2014

The Madonna of the Candelabra

Back in 2011, the U.S. Postal Service issued a Christmas stamp titled "Madonna of the...

December 2013

December 23, 2013

A Scary Merry Christmas!

A one-minute horror film, to put you in the Christmas spirit. Be sure to watch...

December 22, 2013

White House Holiday Card Is “Stubbornly Secular”

“The most depressing White House Christmas card of all time.” That’s what American Thinker said...

December 21, 2013

Bah Humbug! Santa Truthers Chart Their Own Course at the Holidays

Ah, Christmas! Children nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of sugar-plums dance in...

December 21, 2013

Bishops’ Picks: The Best Christmas Movies

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is obviously full of the Christmas spirit! They've issued...

December 20, 2013

We Believe: Pew Study Finds Faith in America

Nine of every ten Americans celebrate Christmas, and three-quarters of Americans say they believe in...

December 16, 2013

Pope Francis’ Christmas Gift to Rome’s Poor: Phone Cards and Metro Tickets

Pope Francis has been making a list and checking it twice. On his first Christmas...

December 15, 2013

It’s Bambinelli Sunday! A Timeless Tradition Prepares Our Hearts for Christ

In the 1200s, St. Francis of Assisi created the first Christmas Creche, which helped to...

December 06, 2013

Catholic Priest Brings the Spirit of Christmas to Life in Detroit

I’m from a family of Christmas-lovers. My Dad always took us kids downtown to watch...

December 06, 2013

Texas School Bans Christmas Trees, As Well As the Colors Red and Green

An elementary school in Frisco, Texas is planning a “winter” party with the halls decked...

December 04, 2013

Joy! Belfast Choir Surprises an Ohio Mom

Roisin Monroe moved to Ohio from her native Ireland in 1992. The last time she...

December 02, 2013

A Donkey, a Camel and a Sheep: Show and Tell at the Nation’s Capitol

Faith and Action, a Christian outreach to top elected and appointed officials in Washington, DC,...

December 02, 2013

What Serge the Car Hauler Should Have Done With the Money

On Black Friday, as a choral group sang “Let It Snow”, a Minnesota man...