Enjoy Our HOLIDAY OVERVIEW:
START, by learning how a humble birth became one of the world’s biggest celebrations.
NEWS! Just in …
OurValues reports on a major shift: Americans prefer “Happy Holidays” to “Merry Christmas.”
And from OurValues: Where have all the carolers gone? Find out right here!
DOWNSIZE Christmas: Cindy LaFerle echoes Pope Francis’s call to recover “tenderness and hope” this season.
Suzy Farbman’s Godsigns: Millions go to church on Christmas Eve. Who knows how lives may change?
GIFT GIVING:
OUR HOLIDAY GRAB BAG! 12 “Guilt Free” gift ideas. Something for everyone! (Yes, you too!)
Remember the Caregivers! Give gifts they are sure to enjoy.
Gift of Laughter: Spiritual Wanderer Rodney Curtis serves up holiday pleasures.
COOKIES from FeedTheSpirit:
Gather the generations and try Russian Rose Cookies.
AND: The centuries-long tradition of Lebkuchen.
COPING with HOLIDAY STRESS:
A Young Caregiver writes: What do you do, when you hit that traffic jam!
MORE HOLIDAY STORIES!
FEED THE SPIRIT: What Jews Do at Christmas (eat Chinese).
St. NICHOLAS DAY: For millions, he’s arrived!
KWANZAA: Celebrating 7 noble principles of African heritage.
St. STEPHEN’S DAY: Remembering King Wenceslas, too.
FEAST DAY: Catholics celebrate the Holy Family.
AT A GLANCE: See our complete Holiday calendar!
LOOKING BACK AT 2013: Debra Darvick highlights her most memorable stories of the year.
