Avatar�� Kit ArrowsmithFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe True Meaning of Christmasthecatholicthing.org - Brad MinerThis is not a sermon such as Bishop Henry Brougham (David Niven) gives at the end of the film The Bishop’s Wife. And no angel has intervened to write …
Avatar�� Kit ArrowsmithFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo“The Gloucestershire Wassail”: A Carol for Epiphany Evetheimaginativeconservative.org - Traditional“The Gloucestershire Wassail” is a traditional English carol associated with the eve of Epiphany, when revelers drank wassail punch, a hot-mulled …
Avatar�� Kit ArrowsmithAvatarAvatarJanuary 2024: When should I take down my Christmas tree decorations?The Independent - Joanna WhiteheadFor those of us who are preparing to return to work, Christmas seems more like a distant memory with each hour that passes. A clean start to the New …
Avatar�� Kit ArrowsmithFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWhy Can’t Every Day Be Like Christmas?thecatholicthing.org - Randall SmithI was sitting hard at work in my usual coffee shop the other day when the song “If Every Day Was Like Christmas” came on. It’s that time of year when …
Avatar�� Kit ArrowsmithFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWhy “Celebrate” Christmas and the Epiphany?theimaginativeconservative.org - Bruce FrohnenWhy celebrate Christmas? Why throw a party, instead of going to church, in the first place? Is not this religious holiday, by nature calling us to …
Avatar�� Kit ArrowsmithFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoC.S. Lewis’ Lesson for a Christmas-Forevertheimaginativeconservative.org - Marco Respinti“All over the world men and women will meet on December 25th to do what is a very old-fashioned and, if you like, a very Pagan thing—to sing and …
Avatar�� Kit ArrowsmithAvatarAvatarThree bets for ChristmasThe Spectator - PenworthyThere are only some seven weeks left for connections to get their horses qualified for the 2024 Randox Grand National. This year it will be harder than ever to get a run in the Aintree marathon, with just 34 runners, instead of the usual 40, for safety reasons. That means a horse will need an …
Avatar�� Kit ArrowsmithAvatarAvatarMemories of a boyhood ChristmasThe Spectator - James PetoCome on, it’s 6 o’clock and time for bed my mother said, there is a lot still to do before Christmas Day. Now, hang up your stocking at the end of your bed, put out biscuits on the edge of the bath for the reindeer while I ask daddy to leave a glass of warming whisky for Santa Claus, don’t forget …
Avatar�� Kit ArrowsmithFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo“Good King Wenceslas”theimaginativeconservative.org - Traditional“Good King Wenceslas” is a Christmas carol that tells a story of a Bohemian king going on a journey and braving harsh winter weather to give alms to …
Avatar�� Kit ArrowsmithFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe Twelve Days of Christmastheimaginativeconservative.org - Russell KirkDon’t mistake me for a spoil-sport: on the contrary, I should like to revive all the good old customs genuinely associated with the joyous season of …
Avatar�� Kit ArrowsmithFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo20 best Christmas shows to stream right nowverified_publisherDigital Trends - By Jason StrussIt wouldn’t be the holiday season without some marathon bingeing in front of the TV set. Yet while there are plenty of movies to watch over the …
Avatar�� Kit ArrowsmithAvatarAvatarLonely this Christmas? Not at the Northern Ireland pub whose £700 ad went viralverified_publisherThe Guardian - Rory CarrollCharlie’s Bar in Fermanagh has become a symbol of action against isolation. And on Christmas Day, as every year, it will open its doors