Articles tagged Christmas Reflection

December 24, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Pride is perhaps the greatest vice that is plaguing our society at this point in time. Joseph Delany noted in his article on New Advent that when one “unreasonably looks to be put ahead of others,” it is a common sign of pride. I am noticing more and more that people are starting to act like they are better than others. The other day, while I was watching a livestream of one of the election fraud hearings, I saw someone commenting in the live chat on how Trump “lost” the election and proceeded to insult […]

December 24, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) — Prior to his being elected successor of St. Peter, Pope Benedict XVI, as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, wrote, “The only really effective apologia for Christianity comes down to two arguments, namely the saints the Church has produced and the art which has grown in her womb.” In outlining the role of sacred art, St. Thomas Aquinas explains: There were three reasons for the introduction of the use of visual arts in the Church: first, for the instruction of the uneducated, who are taught by them as by books; second, that the mystery of the Incarnation and […]

December 24, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – This time last year was very challenging for my family. As I wrote earlier this fall, my mom had just been taken from us suddenly in a car wreck and my eldest son (at that time seven) was recovering from injuries sustained in the crash. None of us felt like decorating or baking cookies or celebrating much of anything. So, we packed up our RV, put Mom's mini-Christmas tree up as our decoration, and drove off into the wild. We spent a week hiking in the mountains, fishing, having bonfires, and just being together. We […]