The Death of the Old Order
By the late Owen Williams St Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153), preaching his sixth sermon for Christmas Eve, took as his text Jesus Christ, the Son of God,...
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Christmas Fun Facts You Didn’t Know
Father Christmas’s traditional red suit was first invented by Coca Cola and was seen in their advertisements in 1931. The name Santa Claus made its first...
Fr Ralph de Hahn: Seeking the Child
A reflection by Fr Ralph de Hahn All philosophy finds its limitations; all theology is confounded, all history is startled and given a new meaning when the...
Where Do Our Christmas Traditions Come From?
We celebrate it, eat through it, give gifts on it, and carry out the traditions our parents, and probably our grandparents, carried out. FR DESMOND NAIR finds...
6 Christmas Myths You May Have Fallen For
There were three wise men Mathew 2:1 tells us that when Jesus was born, wise men came from the east to Jerusalem. And that’s all. It makes...
How Do They Celebrate Christmas around the World?
The Western view of Christmas is becoming increasingly uniquitous, partly thanks to American TV and movies. However, most countries have their own peculiar traditions. GUNTHER SIMMERMACHER looks...
Reuben’s Star – Anna’s Christmas Story
A short story by Margaret Schewe – Reuben was a fine astronomer, and as usual he was gazing up into the night skies. Keeping him company on this...
A Brief History of Christmas
The feast of the Nativity wasn’t always Christmas trees and jingle bells, and Jesus probably was not born on December 25. GUNTHER SIMMERMACHER charts a brief history...
Christmas Trivia Quiz!
Test your Christmas knowledge! Answers below 1. Who predicted the birth of the messiah? a) Ezekiel b) Isaiah c) Joshua 2. In which century was the Nativity...
Biographies of Christmas Carols
Christmas carols: we sing them in church, we hear them piped in the shops, we may have CDs of Josh Groban or Nat King Cole crooning them....
