A FEW YEARS AGO, a friend of mine wrote to me and complained about a Christmas column that I had written. I cannot recall exactly what I had written, but it was something about how the Incarnation continues today.
Christmas
Christmas Ad Thrown Off Bus
The Archdiocese of Washington was weighing its options after a federal judge denied a request for an emergency injunction over the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s (WMATA) advertising guidelines.
Sights and Sounds of Christmas
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio blessed the Nativity creche and lit the Christmas tree in Brooklyn’s Grand Army Plaza.
Living by Church Calendar at Home Draws Families Closer to Saints
Growing up in St. Louis, Susanna Spencer loved her family’s Advent tradition of adorning a Jesse Tree with Old Testament symbols leading to Christ’s birth.
‘Put Him on Your List’ Drives Statewide Christmas Campaign
Churches from across New York State have joined the Diocese of Brooklyn in its annual campaign designed to remind people about the true meaning of Christmas during this busy season. The “Put Him on Your List” campaign encourages the faithful to put Jesus at the top of their Christmas list and to celebrate His birth by attending Mass.
Christmas Tree Lighting
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio will bless the Nativity crèche and light the largest ever Christmas tree displayed in Prosect Park on Monday, Dec. 11, at 4 p.m.
Christmas Reading for Children
Looking for the perfect Christmas story for younger readers? The following books are suitable for Christmas giving:
Imagine Being a Christian In Iraq This Christmas
This Christmas season, as we hear about the slaughter of the innocents and the flight of the Holy Family into Egypt, imagine that it is happening today. Imagine you are doing something about it.
Elmhurst Pageant Reenacts Real Meaning of Christmas
The donkey brayed and kicked as St. Francis of Assisi announced the birth of Jesus outside of St. Adalbert Church on Dec. 2.
Keep Christ in Christmas 2017 Art Contest
Details on the 2017 “Keep Christ in Christmas” Art Contest, the Tablet’s annual art collaboration with the Knights of Columbus.