One of my favorite Christmas songs goes: “Oh tell me when was Jesus born?” But the gospels offer no date for Jesus’ birthday. Some people say we only celebrate...
Christmas
Discover stories and spiritual wisdom for the Christmas season, from Advent preparation to the joy and mystery of Christ’s birth.
“It just doesn’t feel like a holiday without pasta,” my mother-in-law told us as she set a steaming bowl of tortellini onto the table in preparation for...
Do you ever feel like you’re “accomplishing Christmas” rather than savoring Christmas? Ironically, in this season designed to celebrate and enjoy God-with-us...
Listen on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts In the United States, nativity scenes are part of the ordinary landscape of Christmas—even in secular spaces...
In autumn of 2015, I began organizing an annual wassail in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood. On the Saturday after the University of Chicago’s fall quarter...
We’ve made at least one great cultural advancement in recent years when it comes to the holidays: We’ve become aware that for many people, this time of year is...
In Colombia, days before Catholic homes and parishes put up decorations of the magi carrying gifts or prepare their crèches for the birth of the baby Jesus...
What does a vampire give his girlfriend for Christmas? Do homicide detectives eat figgy pudding on stakeouts? Why is there mistletoe in outer space? Annual TV...
Every December, as consumerism reaches its peak, audiences are presented with some reimagined variation of Charles Dickens’ classic tale, A Christmas Carol...
Christmas decorations have gone up at our homes, streets, and public places, lightening these spaces and filling us with joy and expectations of Christmas...
