"No other story, no pagan legend or philosophical anecdote or historical event, does in fact affect any of us with that peculiar and even poignant impression produced on us by the word Bethlehem."

-G.K. Chesterton

Used with Permission from Winter Fire

Saint Sabas - Sorrowful Mysteries

Pray and Sacrifice for Bishop James Golka of Colorado Springs 

Advent Wreath Loaf: Walnut-Sage Pesto Braided Bread, by Emily Malloy at TOH Blog

First Tuesday of Advent, by Fr. Jerome Magat at TOH Blog

Christian Families Could Be Forced from Foster Care System in US, by Simon Caldwell at Catholic Herald

‘Loved, Cherished and Called’: Singer-Songwriter Marie Miller Shares Needed Message for Women Through Song, by Elaine Gunthorpe at NCR

Modern Takes on Festive Traditions, at Martha Stewart

Podcast: A Christmas Karol: A New Novel by Faith Moore, by Helen Roy at Girlsboss, Interrupted 

Blessed Are the Meek on Social Media, by Elie Dib at Catholic Exchange

Who Cares When You Put Up Your Christmas Lights?, by Kathryn Jean Lopez at OSV