Christmas continues every time we reach out to someone suffering; every time we welcome the stranger, accompany the sick, or feed the hungry. It continues when we choose to see Christ in the poorest among us.
Christmas goes beyond the manger: Serving Christ in the poor
‘Christ before me’: Pray the Breastplate of St. Patrick at the manger
Imagine the life of a shepherd, his days spent under the vast expanse of open sky, hills and valleys stretching out before him. St. Patrick, a shepherd himself, was no stranger to this way of life, and he found God while in the field.
A creche ritual
The creche, and the real-life re-enactments of the Nativity story, still popular in Catholic schools, have helped imaginations enter the Christmas story for centuries.
USCCB president urges Catholics to give gift of themselves in New Year
In his message for Christmas, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, encouraged Catholics to visit the manger this Christmas and reflect on how to give of themselves in the New Year.