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Sincerely, Cruella de Vil
BY HANNAH SKIPPER Dear Santa, I know that the Metropolitan Police has forbidden me from having a pet for the rest of my life, but I think a puppy for Christmas would be just the thing to help me with my rehabilitation.
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Who Would Have Thought
BY SARAH BINGHAM Who would have thought That good news could come to us?
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Sincerely, Maleficent
BY HANNAH SKIPPER Dear Santa, For sixteen years I’ve watched with bitter disappointment as every other king, queen, lord, lady, commoner, and fairy has received whatever their heart desired from your great big bag of toys while my wish remained unfulfilled.
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Christmas Mishaps
It’s probably pretty cliché to say this, but Christmas is my favorite holiday. I grew up loving the lights and magic this season brings, and the spirit I feel is always welcoming.
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The Dawn Carol
BY ABIGAIL FALANGA Watchmen! – keep watch for light, Watch on the walls of our land.
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Remaking the Queen, Part II – Epilogue: Queen
BY BROKENKESTRAL “The most incredible thing about miracles is that they happen.” ~G.K. Chesterton
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Dear Father Winter
BY MIKE FLYNN I hope that you are well, and that you are looking forward to the festive season.
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Can we eat, drink and be merry this Christmas?
BY PHILIP BOOTH Professor of Finance, Public Policy and Ethics, St. Mary’s University, Twickenham A quick google search will reveal that Pope Francis warns us almost every year about the commercialisation of Christmas.
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The Real Meaning of Our Christmas Traditions
When thinking of an English Christmas, there are some quintessential food items that people here cannot live without, such as Brussels sprouts and sauce made out of stale bread (it’s nicer than it sounds)!
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Contemplation of a Pregnant Teenager
BY SARAH BINGHAM They say you forget the pain When the baby is in your arms.
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The Desire of All Our Race
BY GREGORY WILCOX Two figures embody Advent: one, obvious by his irrepressible presence, the other hidden in her quiet faith. Taken together, they instruct us not only in the true meaning of Advent, but in the real meaning of our lives.
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It’s a Wonderful Life: Defending Eucatastrophe
It’s a Wonderful Life has been in my mind a lot recently.
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Advent – A Gift of Becoming
BY LAWRENCE “MACK” HALL There is much to be said for Ordinary Time It’s very ordinariness is kind to us
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Remaking the Queen – Chapter 5, Part II: Before His Face
BY BROKENKESTRAL “Once one has seen God, what is the remedy?” ~Sylvia Plath
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Immaculate Perception
“What does it mean to see in the Transcendence of He who brought forth ex nihilo?”
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O Watchman, Watchman
BY SOPHIA HELMKAMP O Watchman, Watchman, tell me what you see
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A Christmas Carol Staves
Hello and Seasons Greetings to you all.
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Meditation On A Eucharistic Christmas Carol
BY S. KIRK PIERZCHALA “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence” has long been a favorite hymn of mine.
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Remaking the Queen, Part II – Chapter 4: Seeking and Shattering
BY BROKENKESTRAL Summary: She had the heart and character of a queen. How far would Aslan go to bring her back, to remake the one He loved into a queen again?
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Duncan Douglass’s Wedding Song to His Lady Love
It was Yuletide when the snow did come, And a lad dreamed of a girl so fair, Singing a carol at the river’s bend.