by Lawrence on December 29, 2009
Orthodox and non-Orthodox Catholic Christians are invited to read and take to heart this archpastoral message of Metropolitan Jonah, an Episcopalian convert to the Faith of our Fathers. All will be edified by this message of love. The Feast of the Nativity is celebrated by the most traditional Orthodox Catholic Christians on December 25 according [...]
by Lawrence on December 27, 2009
’Tis the Season to be jolly, but . . . the news just keeps on a’comin’ and trying to spoil the fun; still, be of good cheer, not all of it is bad. Christmas Comes But Once A Year Over at Rasmussen their polling shows that for most Americans, Christmas is a day off to [...]
by Lawrence on December 25, 2009
“No longer is he the distant God who can in some way be perceived from afar, in creation and in our own consciousness.” From Bethlehem erupts the news that changes everything, even the “hearts of stone.” The pope’s homily for Christmas Eve by Benedict XVI Dear brothers and sisters, “a child is born for us, [...]
by Lawrence on December 25, 2009
The origins and meaning of the holiday. St. Francis’ stroke of genius. This is how Joseph Ratzinger explained Christmas to the pilgrims who had come from all over the world, just before Christmas Eve. by Benedict Dear brothers and sisters, with the Christmas novena, which we are celebrating in these days, the Church is inviting [...]