Little Drummer Boy
Reflect on the gift you bring to the world. Make sure you put it to good use.
manger scene
Tuesday of the Fourth Week of Advent
Return to the Advent calendar. Advent Fast Fact In France, children would add one piece of straw each day to the manger, to create a…
Thursday of the Third Week of Advent
Return to the Advent calendar. Advent Fast Fact During Advent in Italy, Calabrian pifferari — bagpipers — play before shrines of Mary, the mother of…
Monday of the Second Week of Advent
Return to the Advent calendar. Surprising others this Christmas… Susan Harrison is living proof that attitude, perspective and determination can change a life. Abandoned by…
Thursday of the First Week of Advent
Return to the Advent calendar. Advent Fast Fact St. Francis often gets credit for creating the Nativity scene. However, his scenes were live ones—with real…
The Nativity Story
Near the end of The Nativity Story, the manger scene is as still and precisely framed as the crèches children play with under Christmas trees.…
