"I have become all things to all people so that by all possible means I might save some." - St. Paul - 1 Cor 9:22
Where is baby Jesus?
One of the unfortunate things about the secularization and commercialization of Christmas has been the lost Christian understanding that the Christmas "season" begins, rather than ends, on Christmas Day. That is where the "Twelve Days of Christmas", popularized by the Christmas carol, comes from (leading up to the Epiphany or Three Kings Day celebrated on January 6th).
How do you do that?!
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How much does your power bill increase? How long does it take you to do this? Where do you store everything? RU an engineer, computer expert or do this for a living? How many miles/feet of extension cords do you use?
Emanuel!
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This beautiful prayer to St. Nick reminds us he’s more than a jolly gift giver
The Origins of Christmas
Interested in learning more about Christmas? Get answers to the following questions and more by clicking "learn more" below.
- When did Christians actually start calling it “Christ-mass”?
- Isn’t Christmas originally a pagan holiday for the birth of the Sun?
- What’s the proper name for the nativity scene?
- Historically, what has the ranking of the Christmas feast been compared to others like Pentecost and Easter?
- When the shepherds visited Jesus, did they have all their sheep with them?