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Michael Caine in ‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’ (Disney)
That idea of “keeping Christmas” is an invitation and a challenge to consider what Christmas really means to us.

“See what the Father has bestowed on us that we may be called the children of God. And so we are” (1 Jn 3:1).

President Joe Biden announced on Monday that he is commuting the sentences of 37 of the 40 people on federal death row, converting their punishments to life imprisonment.
No one can manufacture Christmas, make Christmas magic. Christmas is not compelled by effort or technique. No, there is only Christmas grace.
‘Pieta (after Delacroix),’ by Vincent van Gogh (1889)
Looking at the Van Goghs we see a few parallels with the Holy Family, who knew humiliation and repudiation.
Why did we fail, so often, to help?
According to Sister Norma Pimentel, she and Bishop Daniel Flores share an emphasis on a pastoral approach.
What better way to celebrate Christmas than to have faith in things unseen, to find hope in a child.
Pope Francis reads his speech to officials of the Roman Curia and the College of Cardinals during his annual pre-Christmas meeting with them in the Hall of Blessing above the atrium of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Dec. 21, 2024. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)
In Francis’ 12th Christmas address to the Roman Curia, he reminded them, “An ecclesial community lives in joyful and fraternal harmony to the extent that its members walk the path of humility.”
A Reflection for the Seventh Day in the Octave of Christmas, by Tim Reidy