Among the tenured professorial skeptics, few Gospel episodes have been sliced, diced, and tossed to the dissecting room floor as “mythology” more often than the story of the Magi: the “wise men from the East [who] came to Jerusalem, saying, ‘Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the East and have come to worship him’” (Matthew 2:2).
Month: December 2020
Obituaries, Week of Dec. 26, 2020
Sister Lucy Mary Blyskal, C.S.J.; Sister Claire Veronica Kobe, C.S.J.; Sister Dolores Jean McLaughlin, C.S.J.; Sister Elaine Margaret Roulet, C.S.J.; Sister Florence Symes, C.S.J.; Sister Patricia Maris Tully, C.S.J.
Drawing Attention To a True Artist
For more than 40 years, Christmas at The Tablet meant only one thing — a John McAlinden illustration on the front-and-back page wraparound of the edition. Composed of thousands of individual names, the drawing would depict some piece of the story about the birth of Jesus. It might be a manger scene, or the visit of the Three Kings, or an angel blowing a trumpet.
Only in Print: Merry Christmas, Mary! Songs That Celebrate the Blessed Mother
This year, more than ever, we may want to turn to holiday sing-along favorites such as “Winter Wonderland,” “Sleigh Bells,” “Deck the Halls” and “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” to help put us in the spirit of the season.
Only in Print: Four Parishes Honored During Excellence Summit
Out of more than 700 nominations, four parishes in the Diocese of Brooklyn won honorable mentions during this year’s Parish Excellence Summit.
Only in Print: Campaign Made the Whole Year Brighter for St. Clare’s Families
Looking back on 2019, St. Clare Catholic Church was able to accomplish a lot, according to Youth Minister Peter Damour. The parish experienced many firsts during its 95th anniversary that helped bring the community together and allowed children, teens, and young adults to have fun and grow in their faith.
New Jersey Parishes Find Creative New Ways to Engage Catholics This Christmas
Tickets for Masses, virtual holiday concerts, video Christmas cards, and drive-by Nativity scenes: It’s beginning to look a lot like a different sort of Christmas.
Want to Help Someone Else This Christmas? Here Are Some Giving Ideas
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, forest fires, hurricanes, wars and other events this year have hit the world’s economies hard, leaving many unemployed and unable to pay for rent and even food.
Cardinal who Met Pope Francis on Friday Hospitalized with COVID-19
Two top Vatican cardinals, one of whom was seen talking with Pope Francis on Friday, have tested positive for COVID-19. One of them is in the hospital, fighting off pneumonia.
Sports Round-Up Dec. 26
The local sports community mourns the loss Patrice Jones (Halas), who grew up of in Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Sunset Park, and starred on the volleyball, basketball and swimming teams at Bishop Kearney H.S., Bensonhurst.