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The Knight Before Christmas
In this N.C. Wyeth illustration from ‘The Boy’s King Arthur’ (1922), the Green Knight readies himself for combat with Sir Beaumains, horn raised beneath the thorn — “and there he …
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At a NYC jazz club, I encountered an unlikely nativity
In this dark room, there is something inexpressibly fragile and tender being born.
Where does the ‘Feast of the 7 Fishes’ Christmas Eve tradition come from?
A variety of fish dishes served on Christmas Eve. / Credit: Francesca Pollio Fenton/CNA CNA Staff, Dec 24, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). There are numerous Christmas Eve traditions families …
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Posada at the US-Mexico border highlights plight of migrants
In the shadow of the U.S.-Mexico border wall, more than 200 people from both countries participated in a traditional yuletide procession reenacting the search for shelter where Jesus could be …
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Let’s reclaim the gift of Christmas
“Only God’s grace can close the infinite distance between us and God, and that is precisely what God did at Christmas,” writes NCR’s Michael Sean Winters.
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Extra, extra! News and views for Wednesday, December 24, 2025
(Image: Kelly Sikkema/Unsplash.com) Record Number of Pilgrims – “Nearly 13 million people visited the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe on December 11 and 12, the anniversary of the final …
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Vigil of Christmas
Vigil of Christmas Feast date: Dec 24 In the first ages, during the night before every feast, a vigil was kept. In the evening the faithful assembled in the place …
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Wednesday of the Fourth Week of Advent
When King David was settled in his palace,and the LORD had given him rest from his enemies on every side,he said to Nathan the prophet,“Here I am living in a …
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St. Irenaeus—The Word of God, Jesus Christ, on account of his great love for mankind, became what we are …
The Word of God, Jesus Christ, on account of his great love for mankind, became what we are in order to make us what he is himself. — St. Irenaeus
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