Notes from a Friar: Holding On to Christmas
This Christmas, I hope you are feeling the deep joy of Jesus’ presence, in spite of so many recent challenges.
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Capturing the Joy of Christmas
Now that I’m a parent, my family’s Christmas spirit looks pretty different than that of my family of origin.
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One Flickering Flame
We are given the gift of having St. Francis’ guidance: “All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.”
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Shepherd’s Call
In Luke 2:8, we are offered a glimpse into the lifestyle of shepherds at the time of Jesus’ birth: “And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.”
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Pope marks 800th anniversary of Nativity scene, asks prayers for Holy Land
On Dec. 9, Pope Francis met with the more than 100 people involved in erecting the creche, officials from the Rieti Valley, which includes Greccio, and from the little town of Macra, in northern Italy, which donated the silver fir ...
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A Quieter Christmas