BRIMMING WITH HOPE | The best Christmas programs ever
By Kurt Nelson As a school administrator for many years, I have attended a good number of school Christmas programs. I have seen everything from simple songs on risers, to choreographed routines, to...
View Article‘Who is waiting for you?’ | Filipino Catholics celebrate Simbang Gabi
By Alicia Ambrosio | Catholic News Service VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Two figures dressed as Mary and Joseph made their way down the center aisle of Vancouver's Holy Rosary Cathedral. At various...
View ArticleQueen of Peace Center’s help seen as saving lives
By Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org | twitter: @josephkenny2 A smiling Kristy Pomirko, bubbly and chatty, turns serious when assessing the impact Queen of Peace Center had on her."I'm very thankful....
View ArticleEditorial | Let the season continue
Four weeks of Advent are followed by Christmas Day and the beginning of the true Christmas season.Archbishop Robert J. Carlson has written that "people go from celebration to celebration — Christmas to...
View ArticleStudents’ winning artwork captures Christmas joy
By Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org | twitter: @josephkenny2 Christmas joy is captured in the artwork of two Catholic school students from the archdiocese chosen as national winners in the Missionary...
View Article‘Sounds of the Season’ to feature choir, documentary
By Joseph Kenny | jkenny@archstl.org | twitter: @josephkenny2 "Sounds of the Season," a special on KTVI, Channel 2, on Christmas Day, aims to inspire, inform and entertain through readings and music...
View Article“Lessons and Carols” event Dec. 17 to feature readings, display of images...
By Jennifer Brinker | jbrinker@archstl.org | twitter: @jenniferbrinker Nearly one year after it was introduced here, the Saint John's Bible will find a permanent home at the Cathedral Basilica of St....
View ArticleHundreds of Nativity scenes — under one roof
By Jennifer Brinker | jbrinker@archstl.org | twitter: @jenniferbrinker It started with a small Nativity scene, with little hand-painted figurines. Years ago, Carol Ehlert was working in a craft store...
View ArticleDEAR FATHER | Twelve days of Christmas a celebration of gifts from God
By Father John Mayo The song, "The Twelve Days of Christmas," refers literally to the 12 days that occur between the celebration of Christmas and the traditional date of the Epiphany, Jan. 6. On each...
View ArticleStudy: Number of Americans who view Christmas as religious keeps eroding
By Mark Pattison | Catholic News Service | twitter: @MeMarkPattison WASHINGTON — The percentage of Americans who see Christmas as a religious holiday continues to slide across nearly all demographic...
View ArticleSimbang Gabi is Filipino Advent tradition honoring the Blessed Mother
By Jennifer Brinker | jbrinker@archstl.org | twitter: @jenniferbrinker Lily Elznic has fond childhood memories of celebrating Simbang Gabi growing up in the Philippines.She and her family, who lived...
View ArticleBEFORE THE CROSS | Make a deliberate plan to stretch out celebration of...
Archbishop Robert J. Carlson As we celebrate Christmas this year, my question is: How will we sustain it? Will we celebrate the whole Christmas season, and not just a single day?Remember the eclipse...
View ArticleFRENTE A LA CRUZ | Haga un plan deliberado para extender la celebración de la...
Arzobispo Robert J. Carlson A medida que celebramos la Navidad este año, mi pregunta es: ¿Cómo la mantendremos? ¿Celebraremos la temporada completa de Navidad, y no solamente un día?¿Recuerda el...
View ArticleEDITORIAL | With joy-filled hearts, let’s continue the Christmas celebration...
As we conclude the season of Advent, we enter into the true Christmas season. And with that, we must not let the celebration end.As Archbishop Robert Carlson noted in this week's column, there was a...
View ArticleDEAR FATHER | The Magi were dedicated to seeking the highest truth
By Father John Mayo One of the most recent and thorough studies of the nativity of Jesus was done by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI as the third volume of his "Jesus of Nazareth" series. This slim volume...
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