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When Is Christmas, Anyway? (a post for the second day of Christmas)

When Is Christmas, Anyway? (a post for the second day of Christmas)

Dec 26, 2011

Terry Mattingly writes: For those who follow Christian traditions, Christmas begins when the darkness of Christmas Eve yields to bright midnight candles and the Mass of the Angels or the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The Christmas season then lasts 12 days, ending with Epiphany on Jan. 6. But things aren’t that simple in modern...

Are your greetings seasoned?

Are your greetings seasoned?

Dec 10, 2011

Brad McGinty III tells the odd story of his father’s failed 1955 business venture with a Japanese artist whom he had shot in the face during World War II...

Advent Conspiracy

Advent Conspiracy

Nov 28, 2011

Advent Conspiracy is an international movement restoring the scandal of Christmas by substituting compassion for consumption.

A Christmas Cacophany

A Christmas Cacophany

Dec 27, 2010

Bear in mind, none of us have actually read the book...

Demonstrate your loyalty

Demonstrate your loyalty

Dec 21, 2010

An ancient hymn on the Nativity of Christ

An ancient hymn on the Nativity of Christ

Dec 22, 2008

Sons of men, do you truly speak of justice? Dwellers on the earth, do you truly judge with fairness? We confess with unshakable faith God, who was made man and who was given birth by a Virgin. Before all time he was begotten of an immeasurable Father; now we adore him who became incarnate in a Virgin’s womb. He is the creator or all, himself remaining...