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Yuletide memories

By Robert P. Lockwood. Grace of God wraps itself up in our recollections of ordinary moments made extraordinary at Christmas.

Witness?

Homily Background for December 11, 2011 - Year B. (Subscription required)

Will there be peace at home?

Peace, relatively speaking: Advice on how to deal with the presence (or absence) of family members at Christmas. By Gail Besse.

Why we should all be like Little Fir Trees this Advent

By Marge Fenelon. During Advent, the Year of Faith and beyond, we must move closer to Christ and protect his presence among us, lest it vanish into the darkness.

What Are the O Antiphons?

By D.D. Emmons. Divine preparation and joyful anticipation of the Lord’s birth (Subscription required)

Utah bishop reminds Catholics: Wait ... It's not Christmas yet

By Bishop John C. Wester. Bishop to Catholics: Advent is not the time to be consumed with holiday hype. Subscription required

True gifts of Advent and Christmas

By Cory Busse. This year, let’s choose compassion over consumption. Here’s how to do it

Tomeo: Broken bones turn into Christmas blessing

Husband’s accident forces columnist to practice what she preaches about Advent and Christmas. Subscription required

The Lord comes to us

By Carl Olson. Mary and Elizabeth’s relationship was symbolic of the Church, united in the Holy Spirit.

TCA Reviews

TCA Reviews for November/December 2012. (Subscription required)

Taking the stress out of the Advent season

By Lorene Hanley Duquin. The season is one of the most beautiful, and the most stressful —here’s how to stay joyous

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Santa in Italy

By Greg Erlandson. The mix of secularism and Christianity in Christmas traditions should not By distract us from Christ

Ready to meet Jesus?

Prepare ye the way to recognize him, says Carl Olson in his weekly Scripture column.

Openers: Prescription for Christmas stress relief

Rx for Yuletide stress? In his weekly Openers column, editor Gerald Korson bemoans the anxiety over Christmas gifts.

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

By Matthew Bunson. Christmas music is all around us during this time of year. (Subscription required)

November 29, First Sunday of Advent

Our Sunday Visitor's My Daily Visitor for November 29, 2009, reading, feast of the day, saint, Bible verse, meditation, and prayer.

No, it isn't too late to make your Advent meaningful

By Sarah Hayes. Over the past few weeks, OSV Newsweekly has offered suggestions of ways to bring less stress and more meaning to Advent.

Miracles for family, season

By Joyce Duriga. 'Christmas at Maxwell's,' an independent film, and "A Shoemaker's Gospel,' a new book are reviewed.

Mary -- Crucial to Christmas

This article has free access for all visitors. What role should the mother of our Lord play in our worship and festival observances?

Making Sense of Christmas

Homily Background for December 2, 2012 - Year C. (Subscription required)

Keeping an Advent attitude

By Marge Fenelon. Traditions and devotions help us have an at-home retreat during the season of waiting for the Savior’s coming

It’s Still Advent

Homily Background for December 23, 2012 - Year C. (Subscription required)

In Focus: Glory to the newborn king

In Focus: Christ Child in art. How the Baby Jesus is reverenced in image and devotion throughout the world. By Ann Ball.

In Focus: Advent opportunity!

By OSV staff. There is no time like the present to make the best Advent preparation for Christmas of your life

How to save Advent

This column has free access for all visitors. By Greg Erlandson. Small effort urges people to recapture season’s true nature by focusing on presence, not presents

Holiday spending, Catholic style

By Phil Lenahan. While preparing for Christmas and the New Year, focus on your interior spirit

Greg Erlandson: An Eeyore Christmas

A game plan for saving and savoring the 12 Days of Christmas, one of the best of the Catholic traditions

Good News?

Homily Background for December 4, 2011 - Year B. (Subscription required)

Fitting Abodes for the Redeemer

By Marcus C. Grodi. Duc in Altum

December 20, Fourth Sunday of Advent

Our Sunday Visitor's My Daily Visitor for December 20, reading, feast of the day, saint, Bible verse, meditation, and prayer.

December 18, Friday Advent Weekday

Our Sunday Visitor's My Daily Visitor for December 18, reading, feast of the day, saint, Bible verse, meditation, and prayer.

Church gives us season to make way for the Lord

As we await Jesus' Incarnation, we prepare for his second coming

Christmas and the promise of hope and new beginnings

This column has free access for all visitors. By John Norton. The gift of God’s love is even more stunning when we reflect on his coming to us as a defenseless baby

Balancing stress levels during the busy holiday season

By Lorene Hanley Duquin. Everyone knows that Advent, which begins Dec. 2, is supposed to be a holy time of watching, waiting and preparing for the coming of the Christ Child.

Awaken! God Comes!

By Carl Olson.'Cleared of sentimental wrappings,the Christmas story events are dramatic,raw,bloody and joyous’

Are you stressed, depressed or stuck in family squabbles?

By Matthew Bunson. Don’t worry — there’s always a holy person who can give us a heavenly perspective on our woes during the holiday season

Are We Mindful of God?

Homily Background for December 16, 2012 - Year C. (Subscription required)

Advent: A season of joyful anticipation

By Carl Olson. We must recover the Advent season as a time of longing for the coming of our Lord and Savior.