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Christmas preparations

Decorating the tree and setting the table means a lot more than decking the halls for a reader from Ireland. By Guest Blogger Amanda Curran What I love about...

Lighting more than Advent candles

The celebration of Advent took on a whole new level of seriousness and meaning for me a few years after I became a father, as my kids reached the age where...

Santa vs. St. Nick

There seems to be a movement to reclaim the celebration of St. Nicholas Day. A German Catholic aid organization made news well before the holiday...

Act on the DREAM Act

The DREAM Act, which would provide a pathway to citizenship for undocumented students or young people who would volunteer for military service, comes...

Teaching Christmas

How do you explain the wonder and awe of Christmas to a toddler? Perhaps just with lights this year, a young mother writes. By Guest Blogger Molly Jo Rose...

Is art or religion under attack?

UPDATE DEC. 8, 2010: The gallery issued a statement available in full on the Smithsonian’s website that said: “Acknowledging that some visitors may...