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The Season of Advent as told by a Disney Princess

November 29, 2017 by Lauren Heaton Leave a Comment

Someday Our Prince Will Come

As a kid, I always knew the holidays meant preparing for guests to arrive and cleaning the house. Believe it or not, this is where the Disney princesses come in to help with my preparation for Advent.

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Christology and Christmas

December 23, 2016 by Deacon Frederick Bartels Leave a Comment

Christmas tree and bulbs

Today, Christians often take the meaning of Christmas for granted. Unfortunately, the wonder and magnificence of the Incarnation and the subsequent birth of the humble little Christ Child, including study and reflection on these singularly unique and pivotal events in human history, are often displaced by other concerns. Often unrecognized or forgotten is the struggle, the bloodshed, and the extreme labor of the Church over the centuries to guard and transmit the truth of Jesus of Nazareth in its full purity to the entire world.

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8 Easy Ways to Grow Closer to God this Christmas

December 31, 2015 by Deacon Frederick Bartels Leave a Comment

The creation of Adam

One mistake Christians sometimes make is they pray an Our Father or a Hail Mary, but do not really open their heart and communicate with God. In the first place, prayer is primarily a communication between you and God. Don’t leave yourself and your heart out of it!

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How Long is the Christmas Season?

December 26, 2015 by Deacon Frederick Bartels Leave a Comment

Christmas season and its length

People often think Christmas lasts one day. While hints of the season incorrectly begin in association with the gift buying rush, once December 25 comes to a close the tree comes down and attention is focused elsewhere, wherever that may be.

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The Virgin Mary: Mother of Christmas

December 25, 2015 by Deacon Frederick Bartels Leave a Comment

Icon of the Virgin Mary, Mother of god

It is Christmas eve. On this night we gaze with anticipation toward Christmas, that day when, about two thousand years ago, our Savior was born of a sweet, humble and sinless Jewish woman: the Virgin Mary, most holy Mother of God.

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