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Caspar, Melchior, and Balthazar
BY AMANDA PIZZOLATTO “We seek the new King of Israel, sire. We have been following the star that announces His birth.”
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The Inside is Bigger than the Outside: A Christmas Thought from Narnia and for Our World Too
BY BRENTON DICKIESON The strange, almost incongruous coming of Father Christmas to the Narnian Woods signals the breaking of Narnia’s long winter.
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Following the Light: An Epiphany Reflection
BY FR. FRANK SACKS There are wise men and women throughout history who seek God, and not only our believing Christian community.
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Yule on the Quest: A Lord of the Rings Story
BY ANNE MARIE GAZZOLO “Frodo needs more than one person to look out for him on this adventure, which is of course why Merry and I had to come.”
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Birth of a Prince
BY KATIE GEERLING The angels burst into heavenly song, praising the Christ child for all the night long.
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An Answered Longing
BY PHOENIX Years upon long years of men and ages past, waiting on the dawn, when came our God at last.
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The Spirit of Christmas Past
BY PATRICK W. KAVANAGH The ghost of Christmas past lays heavy hands upon our hearts and only we know why.
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Soft Silence
BY REBECCA FAITHE Snow falls slowly, glistening on the hillside in the moonlight. A gentle wind blows through the snowcapped evergreens.
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Womb of the Universe
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI Hush, my child, sleep in safety; darkness shows that mother’s near, all surrounding love and safety; Mother’s song dispels all fear.
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When Christmas was Born: A Father’s Gift
THE TRAVELING TROUBADOUR He bestowed a perfect and profound present upon humanity as a gift of love and hope.
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Lovely Lady Dressed in Blue: Mary's Role in the Incarnation
BY AMANDA PIZZOLATTO Perhaps one woman has all the answers, one woman who was there from the very beginning, Jesus’ own dear mother herself, Mary.
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Why Do You Love Me?: A Movie Review of "A Time to Remember"
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI Ruben Gomez stars as Angelo Villano, an Italian-American boy in the 1950’s who dreams of being a singer like his idol, Mario Lanza.
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Misleading Labels: Pope Francis and the Political Quandary
BY AVELLINA BALESTRI Perhaps in the broad sociological sphere, conservatism and liberalism are not so much at odds as inextricably intertwined.
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Mary’s Carol
BY AMANDA PIZZOLATTO Oh blessed Mary, my Mother dear! How I love you so! Please be my Mother while I’m here.
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Yule Light: Frodo’s First Winter in the West
BY ANNE MARIE GAZZOLO “Are you taking Elanor out in your arms and showing her the stars and telling her the names of them all?”
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Hobbit Home?: A Lord of the Rings Poem
BY DONNA FERGUSON DUDLEY Moss covered home, formed from a tree, with door and windows three, set my mind to wondering, “Just whose home could this be?”
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The Twelve Days of Christmas: Seemingly Secular, Actually Catholic!
BY EMILY GEERLING With a little allegorical digging, the seemingly secular carol ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas’ may well be full of hidden Catholic truths.
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Mystical Waters
BY TIMOTHY MATHER I am the gentle caress of the spring rain, I am the reflection of a pond, I am the ebb and flow of the tide revealing hidden treasures.