EPIFANIA

Posted by - January 5, 2019

FINE’NA NA TINAITAI                                                                               Is 60, 1-6 Un tinaitai ginin i Lepblun i Prufeta as Isaias Kahulu’ gi mina’lak-mu, O Hirusalen!  Måttu esta i ininå-mu,             i glorian i Saina mani’ina giya hågu.  Atan sa’ i hinemhum ha tåmpi i tanu’             ya potput na mapagåhis tumåmpi i taotåo siha; Låo giya hågu na mani’ina

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Pope Francis unveils a figurine of the baby Jesus at the start of Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 24. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

Pope at Christmas: Come to the manger with love, charity, simplicity

Posted by - December 30, 2018

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Jesus’ birth in a stable, God’s coming to earth in extreme simplicity, teaches Christians that love is more valuable than anything else and is what will change the world, Pope Francis said. “In Bethlehem, we discover that the life of God can enter into our hearts and dwell there. If we

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Pope Francis arrives to lead his general audience in Paul VI hall at the Vatican Dec. 19. (CNS photo/Max Rossi, Reuters)

Pope: God’s Christmas wish isn’t buying-frenzy, feast, but gift of self

Posted by - December 30, 2018

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Christmas will not be authentic if people get caught up in a frenzy of shopping, presents and meals, all while ignoring the poor and forgetting who the celebration is really all about, Pope Francis said. “If Christmas ends up as just a beautiful traditional holiday,” where everything revolves around “us and

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On Tents and True Homes

Posted by - December 30, 2018

Last week’s column spoke about the new phase we are entering in post-Super typhoon recovery. Clean-up is, in large part, complete and now it is time to rebuild. The timing seems right; we find ourselves at the start of both a new liturgical and a new calendar year. It’s a great time for new beginnings

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POOR BUT RICH

Posted by - December 30, 2018

When Jesus looked up he saw some wealthy people putting their offerings into the treasury and he noticed a poor widow putting in two small coins. He said, I tell you truly, this poor widow put in more than all the rest; for those others have made offerings from their surplus wealth, but she from

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Screwtape integrity and other thoughts

Posted by - December 30, 2018

C.S. Lewis was a British professor at Magdalene College in Cambridge University during the 1930’s through the 1960’s. Though he is probably remembered more for his role as an author, than as a professor of English Literature. His major contribution to literature was a series of fantasy books on the magical land of Narnia. He

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SAGRÅDA FAMILIA

Posted by - December 30, 2018

FINE’NA NA TINAITAI                                                                   Sir 3, 2-6. 12-14 Un tinaitai ginin i Lepblun Sirach  Si Yu’us Ha na’ma’onra i tata entri i famagu’on-ña; Ha aprueba i åoturidåt i nana gi entri i lalahi-ña siha. Guiya ni umonra si tatå-ña ha apåsi i isåo-ña siha; mamomo’lu guinahan riku guiya ni umo’onra si nanå-ña. Guiya ni umonra

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Pope Francis delivers his Christmas blessing "urbi et orbi" (to the city and the world) from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 25. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)

In Christmas message, pope prays for peace, brotherhood

Posted by - December 30, 2018

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Delivering his formal Christmas message and blessing, Pope Francis prayed for a world where all people would recognize that they are brothers and sisters and would work for justice and for peace. The birth of Jesus proclaims that “God is a good father and we are all brothers and sisters. This

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Parties, cookie exchanges, family get-togethers and that bowl of Christmas candy on your co-worker's desk can all weigh heavily on the scale at this time of year. (CNS photo/Rawpixel via Unsplash)

Catholic experts in nutrition and ethics offer holiday temperance ideas

Posted by - December 30, 2018

PHILADELPHIA (CNS) — Parties, cookie exchanges, family get-togethers and that bowl of Christmas candy on your co-worker’s desk can all weigh heavily on the scale at this time of year. According to a 2016 study by Cornell University and Finland’s Tampere University, Americans gain an average of 1.3 pounds between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day.

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This traditional-looking ceramic creche appears in a Christmas exhibit at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers, Ga., and is part of the personal collection of Marcy Borkowski-Glass of St. Pius X Church in Covington. The exhibit, which was to end Christmas Eve, showcased some 500 Nativity scenes own by Glass and a select few creches from the monastery. (CNS photo/Michael Alexander, Georgia Bulletin)

Woman hopes exhibit of her creches will help all focus on gifts of Jesus

Posted by - December 30, 2018

CONYERS, Ga. (CNS) — Nativity scenes on display at the Monastery of the Holy Spirit in Conyers feature a multitude of colors and sizes, reflect various cultures and are crafted from materials such as ceramics, shells, pewter, paper-mache, alabaster, corn husk and wax, to name a few. The exhibit showcases a select few creches from

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