I wonder if Jesus grew up hearing about the night of his birth. Did young Jesus ever ask his mom to tell him why he was born in Bethlehem rather than Nazareth? Did any of the shepherds keep in touch ...

Each Christmas should fill us with the same joy and wonder that the shepherds had upon hearing the angels that first Christmas. We should approach our Christmas Communion, and those during the octave, ...

The main thing is not to stain but to continue whitening the garments of our souls, Priest Andrei Chizhenko believes. In the Church liturgical cycle the Nativity of Christ is the second most important ...

A woman, tired from Christmas shopping and carrying a large number of bags, pushed the button for the elevator. When the door opened it appeared at capacity with other tired, package-laden shoppers, ...

Though the liturgical calendar reminds us that it is Christmastide, a lovely 12-day season extending to Epiphany in January, you cannot live in this culture without experiencing how the air is let out ...