Fr. Christian Mathis | December 24, 2008
Our continuing family history project has allowed me to look at a wealth of Christmas photos from the many years of family celebrations. Here are a few simple observations I can make from looking through the eyes of the ghost of Christmas past. Faith was always a central part of our Christmas celebration. The primary [...]
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Fr. Christian Mathis | December 18, 2008
One of the things that most captivated my attention as a child was our Christmas tree. It just seemed to be magic, the way it glowed at night. I was happy the day that my housemate called to suggest we go buy our own tree this year. The surprise came when many of our parishioners [...]
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