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    Family Resources for Advent and Christmas

    Monday, December 1st, 2008

    Over at CUF.org, we’ve collected some family activities and blessings, along with a few great articles, to help you have a fruitful Advent and a blessed Christmas.
    Advent and Christmas Crafts and Activities

    Candidates and Characters

    Thursday, December 20th, 2007

    I’ve always been a sucker for surveys, tests, and questionnaires. I even enjoyed taking the Myers-Briggs personality profile way back when in seminary (I used to be an INFP, though years of hitting deadlines may have turned me into an INFJ).
    Anyway, I recently stumbled upon two “tests” that are at the very least interesting, and I think the second […]

    “Pink Candle” Sunday

    Thursday, December 13th, 2007

    This Sunday, the third Sunday of Lent, is traditionally called Gaudete Sunday. It is “rejoicing Sunday,” as “Gaudete” is the first word of the Entrance Antiphon, taken from Philippians 4:4-5: “Rejoice in the Lord always; again I say, rejoice! The Lord is near.”
    Gaudete Sunday, along with Laetare Sunday in Lent (as an aside, to avoid confusion, remember Laetare and Lent […]

    Dressed in Blue

    Saturday, December 8th, 2007

    I admit it. Most days I pay precious little attention to what I wear. As long as it’s clean and presentable–and still fits–I’m satisfied.
    This morning, however, I sought out my best blue dress shirt. It’s a holy day, the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, and I thought it would be fitting to wear blue to […]

    The Real St. Nick

    Wednesday, December 5th, 2007

    As we prepare for the sublime feast of the Nativity of Our Lord during these weeks of Advent, we can’t help but notice the trappings of our secular culture that continually impose themselves on the “holiday season.” Meanwhile, more overtly religious expressions, such as créches or Nativity scenes, are systematically excluded from the public square.
    As […]