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Christ in the House of Martha and Mary, by Jan Breugel the Younger and Peter Paul Rubens.

As Mary abides and Martha strives, CWL tries for closer Jesus ties

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The Gospel story of Jesus visiting the home of Martha and Mary is not scheduled until mid-summer in the liturgical calendar, but the Catholic Women’s League in Calgary was not waiting until then to contemplate this Scripture passage.

HCDSB newcomer students rehearsing at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Secondary School Auditorium for their production Break Through the Darkness and Christmas Madness.

A breakthrough during Christmas madness

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The Halton Catholic District School Board’s Welcome Centre, Settlement Services team is helping newcomer students to Canada unleash their creative voice and muscles this Yuletide season.

Francis Leo at his Mass of Installation as Archbishop of Toronto, March 25, 2023.

Christmas message from Archbishop Francis Leo

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2023 Christmas message from Archbishop Francis Leo, Archbishop of Toronto.

The top of the Christmas tree in St. Peter's Square is seen in front of the top of the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 9, 2023.

Two holy days, two Masses

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Christmas obligations may appear to be a bit more confusing than usual this year, especially with a shortened Advent (the fourth week of Advent is only one day long) and Christmas Eve falling on a Sunday. 

Liam Neeson lends his voice to the Advent Challenge in the Hallow app.

Hallow app users taken by Liam Neeson’s voice

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Pope Francis, in his Dec. 10 Angelus address, advised the faithful that disconnecting from media and social media, “the pollution of vain words and chatter,” has become not just a fioretti, a little spiritual sacrifice, but an essential element of the modern, Christian life.

Displayed are hundreds of Christmas cards that will be sent to seniors who are isolated this Christmas season.

Spreading cheer, one Christmas card at a time

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With the Christmas season now in full effect, it’s important to note that the holiday can often be looked at with a certain degree of ambivalence. For most, it’s a time of celebration and reverence amplified by the presence of loved ones. But for others, it can be a very emotionally challenging and lonely time of year.

This is a creche which was among the vast collection of 1,000 crèches collected over the years at Montreal’s St. Joseph’s Oratory.

World of crèches at home at the Oratory

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St. Joseph’s Oratory in Montreal is home to not only the heart of St. Brother André Bessette but also to a collection of close to 1,000 crèches gathered from every corner of the world.

A pulkoodu is a traditional Nativity for Saint Thomas Christians of Kerala, India.

I’m dreaming of the shade of a pulkoodu

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The winter chill of December welcomed my first season of Advent in Toronto. My first Christmas away from home. Away from all those Christmas traditions I’d grown to love.

The parish hall at St. Willibrord’s Parish in Verdun, Que., has been busy this month as parishioners volunteer for the Christmas Basket Project, an annual appeal that fills boxes with food and toys for more than 200 local families. One of the things that stands out to project coordinator Angele Justine Lafleche is the number of young ones who accompany their parents and help out in their own way.

The spirit of Christmas past, present, future

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With the predictability of the liturgical year, the church hall of St. Willibrord Church in Verdun, Que., is for the first weeks of December a hive of excited preparation as volunteers fill boxes with food and toys for over 200 local families.

Adrian Horvath, at right with his wife Sabrina and son Oliver, created this Mother and Child image to illustrate a post about his relationship with his mother, his wife becoming a new mother “and what Mary represented to me as a Christian.” The image led to this year’s Canada Post Christmas stamp.

Marian Christmas stamp depicts a mother’s sacrificial love

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Adrian Horvath has been designing postage stamps for Canada Post for years, including work on the famed Star Trek series of stamps the post office issued in 2016 and 2017. 

Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools production team records footage for K of C Carol Festival.

Lights, camera, ‘Joy to the World’

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For the 65th time since 1957, the Saskatchewan Knights of Columbus and Greater Saskatoon Catholic Schools (GSCS) joined forces in Advent to present the Knights of Columbus Carol Festival.

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