You may have wondered, and rightly so, why the ox and the ass appear so often beside the Christ child in various images of the Nativity.
12 artists bring out the best in Christmas trees at Toronto's Gardiner Museum
By Michael Swan, The Catholic Register
Toronto’s Gardiner Museum has put up 12 artist-decorated Christmas trees again this year, but this time it’s about more than pretty baubles hanging from artificial trees.
From seeds for farmers to seed money for businesses, Chalice Canada has been evolving its charity work to match the fast-changing needs in developing countries.
Good Shepherd’s holiday meal a satisfying experience for all
By Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register
Two simple words are all the payment Carla Martella needs for helping the Good Shepherd Ministries provide a holiday meal to the homeless and those in need.
For five decades, Fr. Thomas Raby held a very special place for readers of The Catholic Register. His weekly column — The Little World of Fr. Raby — was a favourite, with stories and messages that continue to resonate, even three years after his death at age 95. At right, we present one of his Christmas poems, which were a tradition for almost 40 years. As well, here is one of his Christmas columns, published Dec. 24, 1960, when the the Cold War was escalating.
Msgr. Foy shares his more than a century of Christmas wisdom
By Msgr. Vincent Foy, Catholic Register Special
God-willing, this will be my 102nd Christmas on Earth (if you count the one when I was an unborn child) and my 77th Christmas as a priest.
St. Michael’s Cathedral looks like an old church. But sit down in a confessional and take a deep breath.
One of the joys of Christmas at The Catholic Register is judging what has become perhaps our most popular annual feature — the children’s Christmas drawing contest.
The holiday season can be an isolating time for those who are living on the breadline. When you don’t know where your next meal is coming from, it is comforting to know that the Church of St. Stephen-in-the-Fields can be a place of refuge and community.
There are a million Catholic complaints about Christmas.
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Priest encourages parish to make Marian consecration at Christmas
By Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News
OTTAWA – An Ottawa priest is hoping a book made for children can deliver a very serious Christmas message for adults, too.
Staff Arts brings out Toronto Catholic school board's artistic flair
By Mike Mastromatteo, Catholic Register Special
TORONTO – September isn’t just the start of another school year.
Knights help Christian tradition stay alive at Bethlehem school
By Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register
Every December, a package from the Holy Land arrives on Hikmat Dandan’s doorstep. Inside are 65 hand-drawn Christmas cards in different shapes, sizes and colours.
JOHANNESBURG – Pax Christi International, the Catholic peace movement, said it will build up young people to contribute to peace and justice in Africa, noting that children are the continent's greatest resource.