In the last few decades, that knowledge has taken a back seat to the hustle and bustle of shopping, parties and Santa Claus. Even the "comfort and joy" heralded is more about general feelings of ...

Growing up in rural Louisiana, I always found the Christmas season to be a joyous time of the year. A time when we forget about the weight of our problems. It is a time of hope, peace, joy and love.

What Christmas means to me? It is when I celebrate the first advent, looking forward to the second advent and staying busy sharing the gospel until then. It is a day of remembrance when my savior ...

One of the most noticeable features of the Christmas Season is the attention given to children. Most people can remember the fun they had at Christmas as they were growing up. The Christmas Season has ...

Bethlehem's public Christmas events for 2023 are canceled. The birthplace of Jesus dimmed is perhaps a symbol. The message from local officials: There's less to celebrate this year. People of a ...

I enjoy the excitement of Christmas and have since I was a young boy. I remember the sense of anticipation as that glorious morning arrived each year, and being excited about the gifts received from ...

Good morning and merry Christmas, although to be honest I've never understood why everyone says "Merry Christmas" instead of something else. I don't know about you but I don't associate Christmas with ...

Tom Griffin is the chair of the religion department at a Catholic high school on Long Island. He is also the founder and editor-in-chief of a print and online Catholic magazine called The Empty Tomb ...

We live at a time in which Christmas crèches have become so much a part of Catholic piety that many believe that they must have existed from the first centuries of Christianity. But they are an ...

In 1990, the rock band Poison released one of its signature songs, “Something to Believe In.” The song was a call for something positive, something of substance. In desperation and sorrow, the band ...