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Article Christmas at Dachau The Jewish-Christian experience at the infamous camp By Alfred Werner December 20, 1940
Article Santa Claus and Science On imagination, faith, and the natural fancy of children By G. K. Chesterton December 20, 1935 Advent From the Archives
Article What have you learned from the womb/that bore you/But an anxiety your Father cannot feel? At the Manger By W. H. Auden December 25, 1942 Poetry Advent
Article ‘The Great Joy’ Though we don’t always realize it, we are free to choose where and how to direct our attention. By The Editors December 1, 2021 Spirituality Secularism and Modernity
Article Every Christmas You can't escape Christmas; you can only escape yourself. By John Cogley December 26, 1956 Advent U.S. Catholicism Secularism and Modernity
Article The Jingle Bell Mass On this occasion the church is like an untouched field of snow. By Fr. Nonomen December 16, 2011 Advent Liturgy Priesthood
Article Are Toys Us? Christmas is not so much about childhood as the memory of childhood. By Emil Antonucci December 21, 1990
Article It's Coming On Christmas Is Christmas an irredeemable cliché? By Peter Quinn December 18, 1987
Article Wise Guys Each age reads Scripture out of its own concerns. This is doubly true of the Magi story. By John Shea December 18, 1992 Advent Liturgy
Article A Christmas Past "We were running from the celebration of Christmas awaited to the celebration of Christmas remembered." By Abigail McCarthy December 16, 1994 Advent Columnists
Article George Bailey's Secret Life What does the vindication of George Bailey's life actually entail? By Patrick J. Deneen December 19, 1997 The Last Word
Article Christmas Is a Time for Justice Christmas is an incomplete moment in the larger structure of salvation, its apocalyptic mood perfectly mirrored by this holiday classic film. By B. D. McClay December 21, 2018 Movies Spirituality Liturgy
Article Do You Hear What I Hear? Christmas music is everywhere. But can it bring us together? By Kate Lucky December 24, 2021 Music Spirituality
