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A Grammar of Gratitude: Chesterton’s St. Francis of Assisi at 100

December 22, 2023 David Paul Deavel 1

As much as we owe modern Christmas traditions to German and English traditions, there is one to whom we owe special thanks. While the modern tradition of a Christmas crèche with figurines seems to have […]

The crèche and the gap

December 20, 2017 George Weigel 4

The messiness of history is a caution against letting sentimentality take over Christmas; so are some challenging truths about Mary, Joseph, and their place in […]