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Bulgarian author Georgi Gospodinov reflects on his own Christmas miracle As COVID-plagued 2020 draws to a close, contemporary Bulgarian writer Georgi Gospodinov encourages us to celebrate the Nativity as a victory for life. Every birth is reminiscent of the Nativity, says Georgi Gospodinov The winter my daughter was born, my mother and father roused themselves from their little southeastern town to visit the baby. They caught the first train of the afternoon and arrived the following morning. O...

Bethlehem on Thursday ushered in Christmas Eve with a stream of joyous marching bands and the triumphant arrival of the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, but few people were there to greet the…

Christmas is a chance to lift our eyes beyond the pandemic Jan Gossaerts painting of the nativity scene depicts an equality before the infinite more radical than any democracy 24 December 2020 • 6:00am Who is the grey-haired man kneeling in front of the baby Jesus in this painting by Jan Gossaert? The artist carefully put the name of the worshipper on his hat, which lies on the ground. It says “Caspar”, one of the Magi (not named in the Gospel, but given names in popular tradition). Thi...

Bernie Delinski - Daily Times December 23, 2020 The tradition of hanging stockings started with St. Nicholas. Legend has it that he once tossed three coins down a chimney and each one landed in a separate stocking that had been hung on the fireplace to dry. There are numerous traditions associated with North Americas favorite holiday. But have you ever wondered why we do them? From hanging stockings to kissing under the mistletoe, heres an explanation of how twelve Christmas traditions got star...

I first saw the Christmas Star in a college planetarium when I attended a special program, most likely for extra credit. It was a lecture designed to show what the Wise Men saw, and what they followed, pieced together by ancient and modern knowledge of the movement of the heavens. I was taking astronomy that fall semester and was particularly dedicated to it, which was odd, because such dedication meant I had to climb the big hill to the Thompson Science Complex several times a week to sit in t...

Devotional Text: Luke 2 As the birth of Jesus the Christ is celebrated, one of the most joyous things we can do is sing Christmas carols. These are the birthday songs of Jesus. While many of the carols lay out the story surrounding the birth, some also include the plan of salvation. Today, as we enjoy the season of Christmas, Id like to look at the back stories of two of the most popular carols: "The First Noel" and "O Little Town of Bethlehem." When we look up "The First Noel" in our songbooks...

TheHardTackle.com Arsenal vs Manchester City Player Ratings: 8/10 Foden the standout; Poor Runarsson, Mustafi get 3 Analysis Phil Foden starred for Manchester City as they beat a poor Arsenal side 4-1 at the Emirates Stadium to advance to the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup. Just three minutes into the game, Manchester City were up and running as Gabriel Jesus headed home an Oleksandr Zinchenko cross from close range. The Cityzens continued to control the game from there on, but against the run...

“I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.” —Jesus of Nazareth (John 8:12) This week, many friends viewed with much interest what astronomers believe may have been the Christmas Star of Bethlehem, which guided the Wise Men to the place of Jesus’s birth. The conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn is a rare phenomenon, when the two planets are aligned so closely as to appear as one very bright star. It has been alm...

Submitting... Although many think this is just a Victorian ghost story, its true meaning and moral – like most Christmas carols – is relevant now and for all time. This year especially may be less about Christmas presents and more about Christmas presence, says Marcus Stock, Bishop of Leeds, in his Christmas message. The Catholic writer GK Chesterton believed and hoped that simply by keeping Christmas with gifts and traditions, people of all faiths and none would, like Scrooge, “someday s...

It is the night of our dear Savior’s birth Long lay the world in sin and error, pining ‘Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth, The song is a well known Christmas carol composed by Adolphe Adam in 1847 to the French poem “Minuet, chretitiens” (Midnight, Christians) by poet Palcide Cappeau. The carol reflects on the birth of Jesus as humanity’s redemption and couldn’t be any better fitting for today as was then. A thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices, For ...