Say ‘yes’ to the Prince of Peace, ‘no’ to war By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — Celebrating the birth of Jesus, the prince of peace, should mean making a commitment to opposing all war, to cherishing human life, feeding the hungry and speaking up for those who have no voice, Pope […]
Retired California nurse spreads holiday cheer to students
Boxes of Christmas stockings were also delivered to Lahaina public school students In the spirit of bringing some Christmas joy to students affected by the devastating wildfires in Lahaina, retired nurse Linda Higgins of Los Gatos, Calif., led a project to deliver hundreds of handmade Christmas stockings, stuffed with candy and small presents. One hundred […]
Three Kings Parades flood Poland’s streets on Epiphany
God’s love is for everyone in the world, because everyone can fit around the manger By Paulina Guzik OSV News WARSAW, Poland — Every year on the feast of the Epiphany, Jan. 6, Polish cities get flooded with joyful Three Kings Parades. Designed as theatrical performances that recall the historical event of Jesus’ birth and […]
How to celebrate a Catholic Christmas
By Amy Welborn OSV News For Catholics, great feasts like Christmas don’t come at us out of the blue: In the secular world, “Christmas” seems to start in October! However, our approach to this holiday as Catholics must be different, and it can be. We can put aside the worldly calendar; we can allow the […]
Photo: Christmas is a time for memories
A memory Christmas ornament hangs from one of several Christmas trees decorated with the names of people who have died recently at the 43rd annual “Light Up a Memory” tree lighting ceremony and fundraiser at the St. Francis Kupuna Village Courtyard on Liliha Street, Dec. 2. The event, sponsored by St. Francis Healthcare System of […]
USPS ‘Virgin and Child’ stamp features one of the world’s most revered images
By Catholic News Service BOSTON — Every two years the U.S. Postal Service issues a traditional first-class Christmas stamp showing Mary and Jesus, and this year’s stamp features an oil-on-panel painting from the first half of the 16th century titled “Virgin and Child.” Attributed to a Florentine artist known since the late 1960s as the […]
Vatican announces plans for Christmas tree, Nativity scene, stamps
By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY — The Nativity scene that will sit under a 98-foot-tall silver fir tree in the middle of St. Peter’s Square this year will feature 19 life-sized figures carved in cedar by artisans in the northeastern Italian town of Sutrio. The tree comes from Rosello, a village of […]
Bishop Larry Silva: The day God married humanity
WITNESS TO JESUS | CHRISTMAS Here is the prepared text for the homily for the feast of Christmas, Dec. 25, delivered at the Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Honolulu, and the Co-Cathedral of St. Theresa, Honolulu. Starry skies and starry eyes. Magic moments and majestic music. Fear and trembling amidst fantasy and romance. […]
Christmas food traditions conjure up warm memories of family celebrations past
Delighting in the festive feast By Anna Weaver Hawaii Catholic Herald Each year on the last school day before Christmas break, the faculty, staff and administration of Our Lady of Good Counsel School in Pearl City gather for a holiday meal. “This is basic, but very special for us,” principal Chantelle Luarca said. “We end […]
‘O Holy Night’: A carol for the weary
By Shemaiah Gonzalez Catholic News Service The Christmas song that always slays me, jolts me out of my secular complacency and reminds me that this is an absolutely sacred moment in the history of mankind we are celebrating here, is the carol, “O Holy Night.” It is one of those songs that you feel. Not […]
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