This is why I love Christmas Eve. From Cistercian Abbot Andre Louf about the beauty and joy of Christmas night: That is the joyful message of the night of Christmas: if the little child who was born in Bethlehem is truly the Son of God, then from that moment on everything becomes possible. Then the…

The following post was written by Diana Keough, who created ShareWIK.com. Since you all know how important my self-esteem file is, I thought you’d enjoy her story. You can find the original post at ShareWIK.com. Every year, buying Christmas presents is one of those tasks I put off. I’m not one of those people who…

In celebration of Christmas, I always like to remember Mary’s beautiful song of praise.   And Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord, And my spirit rejoices in God my savior, For he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; For the…

We’ve officially entered the hard months, the “dark ages” as the midshipmen at the Naval Academy say: the time of the year when the sun disappears and the pale complexions of your friends remind you that you had better take your vitamins or else you’ll have a cold to go with your pasty look. I…

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