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Fascinating Christmas – The Hugh Hewitt Show
Defending Christianity around Christmas has, unfortunately, become commonplace. But defending it with military force is new. Yesterday President Trump ordered airstrikes on ISIS targets in northern Nigeria where those same ISIS forces have…
Christmas Joy – The Catholic Thing
The history of salvation is long. It begins, as we read in Genesis, even before Creation itself. Before space and time were, God already was preparing all that would unfold. The ultimate culmination of that story is as yet unknown, though it has…
Happy Incarnation Day – The Christmas Story
Faithful Christians would do well to always think of Christmas as Incarnation Day. It is the day we celebrate the fact that Jesus, the Word, became flesh and dwelt among us. To be absolutely correct, it actually happened some nine months earlier…
Premature Baby Born in Family Car at 22 Weeks Goes Home in Time for Christmas
A baby girl born in the family car at only 22 weeks gestation has made it home from the hospital in time for Christmas. Baby Daleyza weighed just over one pound when she was born in the front seat of the family car on the way to the hospital.…
The Day God Finds Us
For two decades now I have written on a blog somewhere. I always write on Christmas day, and almost no one reads. Consumed with family and friends, presents and meals, and faith – Christmas is just not a day that most people read, and…
In The Mailbox: 12.24.25 (Evening Edition) : The Other McCain
Posted on | December 25, 2025 | No Comments — compiled by Wombat-socho Kamen America explains the history of Santa Claus. No heretics were hurt in the making of this webcomic, unfortunately.Silicon Valley et Hamas delenda sunt. Merry Christmas…
Mary’s fiat and the revolution hidden in the Creed
Cherie Blair, Catholic Herald Thursday, December 25, 2025 Mary’s response to the angel is freely given: “Behold, the handmaid of the Lord: be it done unto me according to thy word.” We too easily hear this as passive submission. It is not. It is…
‘A 4-Million-Euro Whim’: Notre Dame Cathedral’s new stained glass
Solène Tadié, National Catholic Register Thursday, December 25, 2025 French painter Claire Tabouret was commissioned by President Emmanuel Macron to create six contemporary windows to replace intact 19th-century stained glass designed by Eugène…
Phoenix surpasses New York, Chicago to become America’s 2nd-largest diocese
According to statistics published in the recently released 2025 edition of The Official Catholic Directory, the Diocese of Phoenix has surpassed the Archdiocese of New York and the Archdiocese of Chicago to become the nation’s second-largest…
Pope disappointed over approval of assisted suicide legislation in his home state of Illinois
Pope Leo XIV says he was “very disappointed” that his home state of Illinois had approved a law allowing for medically assisted suicide, and he called for greater respect for life. Leo said he had spoken “explicitly” and face-to-face with Gov.…