On that cold Christmas Eve of 1830, Professor Moore, grieving for his beloved wife and daughter, gathered his family. As he ...

It has been many years, many publications, numerous awards, and seven poetry collections later since my poem, “Queen Anne’s Lace,” was published by The Christian Science Monitor, a poem for ...

The Nativity scene, often depicting animals like oxen, sheep, and camels, serves as a reminder of humanity's historical connection to animals and the responsibilities we have toward them. St. Francis ...

Worlds of Words is a resource center with children’s literature, including books that bring various holiday traditions to ...

A warm flame brightens the winter darkness — the light comes from a humble candle in the window of an Irish home. It is ...

Unlike Christmas Eve, Christmas Day in Ukraine is celebrated lavishly. There is lots of meat and sweets on the table. There ...

Go ahead, turn Christmas into a celebratory birthday party. Surely Jesus deserves it. We should provide for him as much thanks and joy as we can give him. Such celebrations can prepare us for a ...

You might have many favorite Christmas carols. But do you know the stories behind them? Here are the stories behind some of ...

As early Christmas present go, Brindisi delivered the holiday concert of year for all ye faithful who came out on a snowy night to see it. In the end, the only thing that could have made this show any ...

Ordinary folks have taken Nicholas out of the church, traded his vestments for a fur-trimmed red suit, and given him a sleigh ...

She was born, Mary Anne Madden, in Cootehill Town, on December 31, 1820. She lived in an age contemporary to Florence ...