After all the ink and hypertext spilled over health care reform and "death panels" and the like, I'm wondering where all the high-toned Catholic...
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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...
Dec. 6 has always been a magic date in my family's Christmas season. Growing up in the German Catholic Rhineland, my two brothers and I would never fail to...
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...
The DREAM Act, which would provide a pathway to citizenship for undocumented students or young people who would volunteer for military service, comes...
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...
Happy Hanukkah!
(H/T Religion News Service)
UPDATE DEC. 8, 2010: The gallery issued a statement available in full on the Smithsonian’s website that said: “Acknowledging that some visitors may...
With the passage of civil unions in Illinois, the state with one of the largest archdioceses in the country now has to tackle some sticky questions. Though the...
Last Christmas I realized just how big my family is on tradition. We always go to Midnight Mass, usually showing up a half hour early to listen to the choir...
