Advent is perhaps the most challenging liturgical season for Christians. The secular world has kidnapped this time intended ...

His mother bought a small 3-foot-tall tree, which was set up on a table ... Many of the things in the displays, like the nativity stable, and many of the pieces in a train village, were handmade by ...

Francis has long been sympathetic to the Palestinian cause. He recently called for an investigation to determine if Israel's ...

Perhaps one of the most special things about the Christmas season is just how universal the holiday is. Unlike Halloween and ...

With mild December temperatures predicted for this weekend, the conditions should be perfect as the New Holland Christian ...

The Christmas crib depicts the birth of Jesus, serving as a reminder of the holiday's true meaning. Key elements include the ...

Very Cherry Holiday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 7, Cherry Building, 329 10th Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids. Open house, with ...

If you know a lot of traditional Christmas carols, and you listen to the Nativity story in the Gospel of Luke, you realize ...

Soon after Thanksgiving, a group of volunteers with Paonia Lions Club will gather on the slopes of Cedar Hill (locally known ...

The small tree farm in Rothsville could have stopped ... How to pay: Cash, check or credit card. Prices have not been set. Did you know? On weekends from Nov. 30 to Dec. 15, activities include ...

Picture Jesus’ nativity ... Joseph and a small lamb sit in silent adoration of the child. All is calm, all is not quite right. I am sorry to spoil the scene, but Jesus wasn’t born in a stable, and, ...