Tag Archives: Jesus

Prayer comes first on Christmas Day

December 24, 2010

Recently, I was invited by U.S. Catholic to write a guest blog entry on Christmas Traditions. My post (included below) went live earlier today at http://www.uscatholic.org/blog/2010/12/prayer-comes-first-christmas-day. Merry Christmas Eve! Prayer comes first on Christmas Day Of all the annual traditions to make the season bright, prayer is the one that sticks out for this young adult. By Guest Blogger Angelica N. Quinonez The Christmas season is my favorite time of year. Thanksgiving Day at my grandmother’s house—with the first sounds [...]

Book Review: Revelation of the Magi by Brent Landau

December 23, 2010

First, I would like thank the Patheos Book Club and Molly Birckhead of HarperOne for inviting me to review and participate in the book club discussion of Revelation of the Magi. I would also like to thank Brent Landau for bringing an English translation of such a little-known document to a wider audience. Every year, I look forward to reading one Christmas-themed book the week of Christmas. This year, I was pleasantly gifted with Revelation of the Magi and was [...]

‘Twas in the Moon of Wintertime (The Huron Carol)

December 21, 2010

Recently, I was thinking of my favorite Christmas carols. I realized that I have many favorites and there is no way I can choose a top five (though I can say with certainty that “O’ Holy Night” is my all-time favorite). There is one Christmas carol that takes me back to my childhood. I was in 2nd grade and loved to sing so my parents bought me a big caroling book that came with a cassette I could sing a [...]

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