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Christmas Gifts: Making a Joyful Noise With Three Singers and a Pianist

by Carl C. Curtis | Dec 10, 2017 | Christmas, Featured, Music | 0 |

Beyond the joys of piano, the delights of the soprano are not to be ignored, and I have three to place under the tree, and they are sublime.

All I Want For Somebody Else’s Christmas, a Book, a CD, and a DVD

by Carl C. Curtis | Dec 7, 2016 | Culture, Faith, Featured | 1 |

The time to make a list is now—or, to be perfectly honest—to make two lists: one for what I want and one for the people I love.

The 100 Best Catholic Novels I Know

by Deal Hudson | Jun 14, 2016 | Books, Catholic Church, Culture, Featured, Literature | 16 |

Any good list should be controversial by including books some will find questionable, even ridiculous, but I am prepared to defend my choices if a reader would like to question them. Indeed, I welcome any controversy that may ensue from this list; in fact I will be disappointed if no one takes me to task.

Sacred Art as Gifts for a Sacred Day, Christmas

by Rev. Kevin Bezner | Dec 13, 2015 | Catholic Church, Christmas, Eastern Church, Faith, Featured, Saints, Scripture, Spirituality, Theology | 1 |

Icons make excellent Christmas gifts. They are not necessarily expensive if you purchase reproductions, yet even reproductions are beautiful and lasting. If you choose well, the icon will have great personal and spiritual meaning for the recipient.

5 Christmas Books Worthy of a King

by Rev. Kevin Bezner | Dec 2, 2015 | America, Bishops, Catholic Church, Christmas, Eastern Church, Ethics, Faith, Featured, Saints, Scripture, Spirituality, Theology | 0 |

While there are other books I may give this year, five in particular are on my list to give to friends and those I love so they can experience joy on Christmas and throughout the year.