Thanksgiving has become the “starter gun” for the Christmas season. What are some ways to make sure that grace and gratitude don’t get crowded out by the harried haste of the “shopping season”?
What specifically religious traditions do you celebrate as a family? Do you use an Advent calendar or light the candles on an Advent wreath? Bless your Christmas tree? Go to Christmas Mass together? Celebrate Epiphany, the Feast of the Three Kings? What makes Christmas special for your family?
What will you do this Advent or Christmas season to benefit the needy? Will you share your time, your talent, or your treasure – or all three?
How does your family prepare for Christmas? What are your favorite things to do in these days and weeks before Christmas?
What was your favorite Christmas gift ever? What made it so special? What gift have you most enjoyed giving?
“Love isn’t love ’til you give it away,” says an old song. What will you do for someone less fortunate than you this Christmas season – for someone who can’t possibly pay you back?
How does your family celebrate Christmas? What’s your favorite part? Why?
Have you even been in a Christmas pageant like the one in this story? What did you do in the program or what part did you play? If you could choose any part in the Christmas story, which would you choose? Why?
The Sunday after Christmas is the celebration of the Holy Family – Jesus, Mary, and Joseph. In what ways is your family a “holy family,” too?
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