Let us be wise Magi this Christmas • What gift will you give to Jesus this year? • See this year’s Christmas poster, essay contest winners • Christmas trees remind believers of light of Christ • Vatican Nativity scene to depict ancient city’s rock-hewn grottos • A goat for Christmas?
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Christmas Essay Contest Winners
Adults and youth were invited to finish the phrase above and submit a 200 word essay about their favorite ornament.
Christmas Poster Contest Winners
The Catholic Spirit asked youths in grades one to 12 to create Christmas posters by completing the phrase, “The ornament on my family Christmas tree I like best is …” and then drawing a picture.
What gift will you give to Jesus this Christmas?
Though Christmas will soon be happening on the liturgical calendar, the rest of the world has already been celebrating Christmas with decorations in every shop window and every ad on television.
Christmas Poster Contest
The Catholic Spirit asked youths in grades one to 12 to create Christmas posters by completing the phrase, “I will keep the Christmas spirit alive all year by . . .” and then drawing a picture.
Cr`eches by the hundreds
Richfield priest’s extensive Nativity collection offers creative way to teach Christmas message
Readers share their greatest Christmas blessings
The Catholic Spirit invited readers to tell us about their greatest Christmas blessing.
Inside view of Bethlehem from university vice president
Christian Brother Robert Smith was born in St. Paul and attended Holy Spirit grade school and Cretin High School in St. Paul and St. Mary’s University in Winona, where he taught for many years and served with St. Mary’s Press. He served four years in Kenya before moving five years ago to Bethlehem University in the West Bank, where he is vice president for academic affairs. He responded by email to the following questions from The Catholic Spirit.
Making room for Jesus this Christmas
Our minds are overcrowded with news and information . . . our schedules are overcrowded with things
to do.
Créches from around the world
The current exhibit in the Basilica of St. Mary’s Pope John XXIII Gallery and Teresa of Calcutta Hall features créches from around the world. Below is a short tour of just 8 of the many crèches in the exhibit with as much information as is known about each provided by Johan van Parys, director of Liturgy and Sacred Arts at the Basilica.
Parishes fill a ministry need no charity group can fill
This may sound odd, but one of the more moving ministries for me and other priests is ministering to dying parishioners, as well as family members of recently departed parishioners.
For years, couple found Christmas among poor in Appalachia
Elaine Eberhard thought she had all the answers about poverty in the Appalachian Mountains of Kentucky — until she went down and saw it for herself.
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