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by bcadmin | Dec 24, 2021 | Advent, Christmas, Faith & Spirituality, Featured, nativity scene, News, Saints, Sophia Excerpts, St. Francis of Assisi | 0 |
The Christmas crib, as we have it today, goes back to St. Francis of Assisi. Not that he was the one who made the first crèche; this devotion is almost as old as the Church. We are told that the very place of Christ’s birth and the manger in which He lay “wrapped in swaddling clothes” were already venerated in Bethlehem in the first centuries of the Christian era.
by bcadmin | Dec 13, 2021 | Advent, Christmas, Diocese of Lafayette, Featured, Indiana, Jim Liston, Nativity, nativity scene, News, U.S. & World News | 0 |
Jim Liston believes his idea of emphasizing the true meaning of Christmas is so simple that he wonders why it took him so long to think of it.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 10, 2021 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, nativity scene, News, Pope Francis, Vatican | 0 |
The Christmas tree and Nativity crèche should evoke the joy and the peace of God’s love and not the selfish indulgence of consumerism and indifference, Pope Francis said.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 8, 2021 | lead, nativity scene, News, Pope Francis, Vatican | 0 |
Clay, wood, silver, old wrist watches, chocolate, buttons, wool: all materials are welcomed in the fourth annual Vatican expo of 126 Nativities under the Bernini Colonnade, with sets from all over the world, including several Italian schools.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 22, 2020 | Catholic art, Christmas, Evangelization, Faro, Italy, nativity scene, News, The Dispatch, the presepe | 0 |
St. Francis of Assisi’s words: “I want to stage the birth of Jesus in Bethlehem to show the wonders of the Spirit through the eyes of the body,” have struck a chord with Italian priest, […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 16, 2020 | Abruzzo, Castelli, Ceramics, COVID-19 pandemic, créche, Featured, nativity scene, Nativity scene at Vatican, News, Presepe, St. Peter's Square, U.S. & World News | 0 |
Especially in a year when the COVID-19 pandemic will rule out many people’s favorite Christmas traditions, they have a right to express their dislike of the decidedly untraditional Nativity scene on display in the center of St. Peter’s Square, said a priest who specializes in catechesis through art.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 16, 2020 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Christmas, Nativity displays, nativity scene, News, St. Peter's Square, Vatican | 0 |
Especially in a year when the COVID-19 pandemic will rule out many people’s favorite Christmas traditions, they have a right to express their dislike of the decidedly untraditional Nativity scene on display in the center of St. Peter’s Square, said a priest who specializes in catechesis through art.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 11, 2020 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Christmas, Nativity displays, nativity scene, News, Pope Francis, Rome, St. Peter's Square, Vatican | 0 |
The image of baby Jesus nestled in the manger is a much-needed reminder during the pandemic that God gives the world the gift of hope in troubled times, Pope Francis said.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 7, 2020 | Associated Press, Christmas, Church in the US, Nativity displays, nativity scene, News, Wyoming | 0 |
For many people, 2020 has cranked out nothing but a seemingly endless list of heartache and frustration for many reasons ranging from the COVID-19 pandemic to recent elections.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 29, 2020 | Advent, Angels, anticipating, Calendar & Seasons, Featured, Into the Deep, Jesus Christ, manger, nativity scene, News, penitential, preparation, repentance, waiting, watchfulness | 0 |
If we lose our focus on the Lord, neither his coming in past history, nor his coming at the end of time will have much meaning for us. We will be like the people who Isaiah describes, “There is no one that calls upon thy name, that bestirs himself to t…
Read Moreby bcadmin | Nov 8, 2020 | Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in the US, Delaware, nativity scene, News, Religious Freedom, religious liberty | 0 |
Nativity scenes or other religious displays will not be allowed on public property in Rehoboth Beach for the third year in a row.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 27, 2019 | Best of Week, Featured, nativity scene, News, Saints, St. Francis of Assisi | 0 |
As we learn each week from the saints, one must wonder, “How did the saints celebrate Christmas?” One of the best examples whose celebration lives on in our own is St. Francis of Assisi (1181-1226). Thomas of Celano, one of the first biographers of St. Francis, wrote, “More than any other feast, he celebrated Christmas […]
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