Can you imagine being given a Christmas gift and not opening it for 20 years? Well, that’s exactly what I did. Year after year I unwrapped all of my other gifts and enjoyed them for a few minutes or a few months before I lost interest or outgrew or wore…
Most people have a few things that make Christmas special to them. Here are a few of mine. The spirit of giving I love the spirit of giving that permeates Christmas. It’s often a time when even the least generous become more giving. It’s a time when children can learn…
It is Christmas every time you let God love others through you. Yes, it is Christmas every time you smile at your brother and offer him your hand. —Mother Teresa (1910–1997) * It is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was…
The first Christmas was all for you. It was My Father’s gift of love to the world, but it was also His gift to you specifically. And it was a “gift that keeps on giving.” For those who witnessed it firsthand—the star, the choir of angels, the baby in the…
One part of the Nativity story that has held particular fascination for me is the visit of the wise men. Matthew is the only Gospel that mentions these mysterious men that are sometimes called the magi, and he gives only scant details.