The Answer to Our Culture of Narcissism
COMMENTARY: Christmastide offers a profound rebuttal to a culture increasingly shaped by self-absorption, reminding us that we learn who we are only by being loved.
Results from Tag: 'christmas'
How Shepherds and Magi Teach Us to Find Christ
COMMENTARY: The first witnesses of Christ’s birth show how vigilance and humility lead the heart to recognize God’s saving presence.
From Stars to Stable: Augustine, Astrology and the True Light of Christmas
COMMENTARY: St. Augustine’s rejection of astrology reveals why the light we seek is not found in the heavens, but in the humility of the Incarnation celebrated at Christmas and Epiphany.
A Christmas I Will Never Forget
COMMENTARY: A Polish Christmas Eve tradition, kept year after year, came to life in a way none of us expected.
Christmas and the Tyranny of the Possible
COMMENTARY: The Incarnation exposes how often ‘realism’ confuses political limits with divine possibility.
The Knight Before Christmas
The Christmas story includes chivalry as well as shepherds, and knights in shining armor as well as wise men bearing gifts.
Why Tamales Belong on the Christmas Table
Long associated with family gatherings and shared labor, tamales continue to anchor Christmas celebrations across cultures.
Lessons From the Christmas Gospels
COMMENTARY: The first witnesses to the messianic birth are not the great and the good but the lowly shepherds.
Need a Silent Night? Entrust Your Busy Days to God
Christmas busyness can leave us frazzled and spiritually empty — unless we learn to pause and keep God in the conversation.
The Catholic Heart Hidden in the Christmas Classic ‘Home Alone’
The beloved holiday film’s church scenes, misunderstood neighbor and surprising rescue reveal a deeper Catholic story hiding in plain sight.
