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by bcadmin | Jan 2, 2022 | Christmas, Epiphany, Features, History, Magi, Nativity, News, Origen, Saint Irenaeus | 0 |
We Three Kings of Orient are, Bearing gifts we traverse afar. . . . Who were these gift-bearing kings, these Wise Men of the East? What has their mission meant to Christians across the ages? […]
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 27, 2021 | Best of Week, Faith & Spirituality, Featured, Mary, Nativity, News, Saints, Sophia Excerpts, St. Joseph, Teresa of Avila | 0 |
Jesus was at the center of Mary and Joseph’s relationship. In this way, their marriage prefigures sacramental marriage in which Christ is central.
by bcadmin | Dec 25, 2021 | 2021, being a saint, Blessed Virgin, Brad Miner, Catholic Church, Catholicism, Christmas, Columns, Immaculate Mary, JMJ, Nativity, News, Robert Royal, St. John Henry Newman, St. Joseph, The Catholic Thing, They Watched for Break of Day | 0 |
St. John Henry Newman: You don’t need to be a saint to feel an intimate, immediate dependence on God, which is a definition of a Christian.
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Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 24, 2021 | Baby Jesus, Between the Sundays, Christmas, Featured, Isaiah, Living the Faith, miracles, Nativity, News, ordinary life, Shepherds, sign | 0 |
Image: “Adoration of the Shepherds” (detail) by Antonio Balestra | Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons We want signs and proof and miracles. But God gives us ordinary life. After four weeks of waiting—if we have really waited well—the …
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The answer isn’t as obvious as you might first think. Two reasons probably leap to the mind for all of us: the cross and Christ’s desire to share in the fullness of our humanity. No doubt, his birth led to his death and, likewise, He participated in our humanity by virtue of being born. But […]
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 hope, we can see God’s presence among us and can rejoice, even in the midst of disappointments and scandals.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 3, 2021 | Advent, Best of Week, Bible, Faith & Spirituality, Featured, Nativity, News | 0 |
It’s that time of year when those of us who know that there are treasures that surpass what the secular world has to offer, turn our attention to Advent preparation in anticipation of a celebration of Christmas. And part of that getting-ready involves diving into the accounts of the birth of Jesus. Why are we […]
by bcadmin | Dec 16, 2020 | Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, Catholic News Service, Christmas, Church in the US, Coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19, Nativity, News, religious art | 0 |
The Cathedral of St. Paul will become the canvas Dec. 17-19 for a light and sound show about Jesus’ birth.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Dec 11, 2020 | Baby Jesus, Christmas, créche, Featured, From the Pope, Hope, Hope amid suffering, Nativity, News, suffering | 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 11, 2020 | Feature2, Feature3, Nativity, News, Pope Francis, St. Peter's Square, tree | 0 |
Audience With Delegations of donors of Christmas Tree and Nativity Display in Saint Peter’s Square
The post Pope Francis: Tree and Nativity Help Create Christmas Atmosphere appeared first on ZENIT – English.
Read MoreImagine the countless moments the Virgin Mary experienced during the months between the Annunciation and the Nativity — that special, private time that she and Jesus shared while he was growing in utero.
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