In this month in which we meditate on the childhood of Our Lord, is also woven with respect for the unborn. Denise shares three experiences that renewed her gratitude for hers and the powerful testimony to life of each child.

Recently, I've started to notice other people's prayer books. Like mine, rarely are these books just a prayer book, but include Mass cards from the funerals of friends and loved ones and other devotional cards. They are worn, images rubbed off, pages dog eared or tattered. They are no longer objectively beautiful, but they carry a different kind of beauty.

"This beloved disciple, who loved Jesus with a passion powerful enough to follow him all the way to the cross when the other disciples denied and hid - he alone among the apostles was asked to watch his great friend, who understood his fiery nature so well and still loved him, die mocked and bleeding on a cross before his helpless eyes so lacking in thunder now."

Deck your halls in a botanical way by hanging miniature flower arrangements on your Christmas tree! Today's post is complete with a tutorial on how to make these hanging displays.

Can the fun of Advent calendars be used instead to celebrate the days of the Christmas season? Why not! Just as we use these numbers to countdown the days until Christmas, we can also use these same numbers (and the treats they reveal) to mark the days and blessings of Christmas.