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  • 7 Christmas Traditions to Bring Back This Year

    7 Christmas Traditions to Bring Back This Year0

    In his beautiful essay “A Remaining Christmas,” author Hilaire Belloc reminds us of the importance of intergenerational traditions that surround and adorn holy days like a wreath. Christmas traditions keep us grounded in our bodily human nature, Belloc explains. “Man has a body as well as a soul, and the whole of man, soul and

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  • There’s No Such Thing as Secular Christmas

    There’s No Such Thing as Secular Christmas0

    Since the annual flood of Christmas-flavored consumerism appears in stores and online as early as September, it’s no secret that Christmas is becoming a more superficial holiday by the year. You see it in stores as Christmas decorations favor gingerbread houses and candy canes over nativity scenes. You hear it on the radio when “Silent

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  • Pursuing the Quiet Traditions at Christmas

    Pursuing the Quiet Traditions at Christmas0

    It can often feel like I’m a little late to the trends which flash across social media. But this year’s Christmas trend is one I can get behind wholeheartedly – likely because it’s already right up my alley! Apparently “Little Women Christmas” is dancing its way across social media, promoting the simple, quiet, homelike traditions

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  • How Holiday Spending Reveals a Deeper Financial Crisis

    How Holiday Spending Reveals a Deeper Financial Crisis0

    For many Americans, Christmas is one of the happiest times of the year, whether spending time with family or watching children tear open gifts. But the holidays also represent a stressful time for families – especially when it comes to money. According to a recent Gallup poll, 37% of Americans anticipate spending at least $1,000 on

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  • Christmas vs. Consumerism

    Christmas vs. Consumerism0

    It’s easy to imagine the moment King Solomon – while sitting amid his beautiful parks and gardens – suddenly realized all his riches and accomplishments would eventually crumble to rubble. His paradise. The First Temple. National wealth. Indeed, all the grandeur he accumulated was ultimately decimated by Babylonian conquest. Solomon surmised that “all the deeds

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  • The Christmas Film You’ve Never Heard of With a Perfect Message for Our Time

    The Christmas Film You’ve Never Heard of With a Perfect Message for Our Time0

    This time of year, everyone – myself included – airs out their favorite Christmas movies, talking about the wholesomeness and meaning and warm fuzzies they bring each time they’re watched. Topping the list are films such as “Home Alone,” “A Christmas Story,” “It’s a Wonderful Life,” and even “A Charlie Brown Christmas.” One of my

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