What Christians Should Get Out of Christmas

VATICAN CITY, DEC. 21, 2004 (Zenit.org).- The event of Jesus’ birth should prompt Christians to practice charity, says the head of the Vatican dicastery that organizes and manages the Pope’s charitable works. ZENIT interviewed Archbishop Paul Cordes,...

Theology of Christmas Carols

Carols evoke the extraordinary Christmas story of the baby born in a stable. They also help us understand through their familiar words the tenets of our faith. Gerald O’Collins SJOUR MUCH LOVED carols can trigger deep delight and even intense spiritual...

Christmas Stories

The Bruderhof web site contains a collection of 20 inspirational Christmas stories.Bruderhof collection of Christmas stories The site is also rich in other inspirational sections. The Bruderhof is a network of faith-based communities that began in Europe in the...

Reminders of the Sacredness of Time

Four calendars and one almanac for 2005 do that and more. They enable us to savor what some mystics have called “thick time,” an expansion of the present moment into something very precious because it is filled with meaning. Time is a tyrant to many of us...

Birth of St. Joan Antida Thouret – 11/27/1765

A remarkable story….. In 1793, when the French Revolution was at its height, all religious congregations were banned and Jeanne-Antide was forced to leave the Daughters of Charity. She returned to her home knowing that she would carry on what she had learned...
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