Short on money this year for all those Christmas presents you need to buy? Good news: You don’t need it and you can still give the best Christmas gift ever. We spend over $450 Billion on Christmas gifts each year. Buying people gifts has become a matter of formality with less and less meaning. This [...]
Here is my post from last year on Christmas. Just about everything in it applies the same to today. Not much has changed in a year. In a lot of ways, not much has changed in 2000 years either. It has some good quotes to reflect on during the Christmas season. And don’t forget to [...]
The world is at war, the economy in crisis, and the malls packed. But tonight – all is calm. The winter days are short, the department stores in the black, and our sins dark. But tonight – all is bright. The Savior is born!
So where does the word Christmas come from anyway? Well, it’s simply the words “Christ” and “Mass” put together. Christ – referring to Jesus Christ – means “Anointed.” And the “Mass” in Christianity is the celebration of the Eucharist – Jesus’ body and blood made present (also known as the Lord’s Supper…instituted by Christ at [...]
Here’s a really cool story I picked up from the American Papist blog the other day. It has to do with a really neat, scientific explanation for the appearance of the ‘star’ that led the three wise men to Jesus 2000 years ago. Maybe this is what happened. Maybe it’s not.
In case you haven’t heard, Atheists are out sharing their “Winter Solstice” joy with everyone again this year. And now the Governor of Washington is letting them do so by allowing an anti-religion sign (celebrating the winter solstice) to be displayed next to the Nativity scene this Christmas season. What does the celebration of the [...]
