A Rembrandt painting of the Nativity and a Christmas poem by G.K. Chesterton. . . . → Read More: Two Takes on Christmas: Chesterton and Rembrandt
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December 23: The O Antiphons reflections end today with O Emmanuel or God with us. O Emmanuel, king and lawgiver, desire of the nations, Savior of all people, come and set us free, Lord our God. . . . → Read More: The 7th Great Antiphon: O Emmanuel — God With Us 
A great Advent activity: take a daily Advent photo and post it to your social media sites. One picture may be the wordless witness that leads another closer to Christ. . . . → Read More: Advent Photo of the Day 
Has the commercialization of Christmas turned you into Scrooge? Rather than just making lists, baking cookies, hanging stockings, and wrapping presents, spend some time preparing your heart for the birth of our Savior by actually celebrating Advent. Here are some practical suggestions. . . . → Read More: Keep Christ in Christmas by Celebrating Advent  Leave a comment  Faith, Family Life, Schmidt, Joel  Adoration, Advent, Christ the King, Christmas, Elderly, Family, Gospel, Happy Holidays, Homeless, iPad, iTunes, Joy, Magi, Magnificat Advent Companion, Manger, Merry Christmas, Nativity, Old School, Peace, Pia de Solenni, poor, Reconciliation, Saint Nicholas of Myra, Service, Technology, Thanksgiving, Unplug, Volunteer, Wait The innocents were slaughtered as infants for Christ; spotless, they follow the lamb and sing forever: Glory to you, O Lord. Today the Church remembers the Holy Innocents, the male children executed because of Herod’s fury to find the Christ child. Herod, fearing for his throne after the Magi told him of the birth of Jesus, ordered the massacre of all Bethlehem boys age two and under hoping that Jesus would be among those killed (Matthew 2:1-18). According to Matthew, this fulfilled a prophecy of Jeremiah 31:15: ”A voice was heard in Ramah, sobbing and loud lamentation; Rachel weeping for her children, and she would not be consoled, since they were no . . . → Read More: The Feast of the Holy Innocents 
The Nativity may be the most expressive representation of Christmas. Here’s an around-the-world look at a few of them. . . . → Read More: 7 Quick Takes: Merry Christmas from Around the World 4 comments Miscellany, Schmidt, Joel, Schmidt, Lisa 7 Quick Takes, Catholic, Christmas, Felix dies Nativitatis, Feliz Navidad, Fröhliche Weihnachten, German, Greek, Hawaiian, Ithiwa na Kisimasi Kiseo, Kala Xristougenna, Kenyan, Latin, Mele Kalikimaka, Merry Christmas, Nativity, Spanish, Universal Church, Veselé Vánoce Take back Christmas by preparing your heart to receive Christ. Poster by Joel Gehman. Source: occupytogether.org. Like homecoming weekend in a college town, there are currently no vacancies. Everything, it seems, is occupied. Occupy Wall Street. Occupy San Francisco. Occupy DC. Begun as Occupy Dataran in Kuala Lumpur in late July, the Occupy movement has spread around globe like wildfire in just over three months. “The 99%” seem intent on taking back financial and government institutions that have apparently been corrupted by the minority who presumably control them by their concentration of wealth. The majority are fed up with their interests not being represented, so they’re moving in and . . . → Read More: Occupy Advent 5 comments Current Events, Faith, Schmidt, Joel Adoration, Advent, Christ the King, Christmas, Elderly, Family, Gospel, Happy Holidays, Homeless, iPad, iTunes, Joy, Judgment of Nations, Kuala Lumpur, Magi, Magnificat Advent Companion, Manger, Merry Christmas, Nativity, Occupy Advent, Occupy Dataran, Occupy DC, Occupy San Francisco, Occupy Wall Street, Old School, Peace, Pia de Solenni, poor, Reconciliation, Saint Nicholas of Myra, Service, Technology, Thanksgiving, The 99%, Unplug, Volunteer, Wait |
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