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Alondra Freire, 14, and Frederico Ramos, 8, depict the scene of St. Juan Diego and Our Lady of Guadalupe on a float in a parade held at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Rogers. (Photo)
VATICAN CITY -- From the beach town of New Smyrna, Fla., just a stone’s throw away from Daytona Beach, Rich Varano never imagined his unique talent of sculpting sand would take him to the heart of Christianity.
Q. One month from now, I will turn 90 years old. What determines when it is best for a person not to attend Sunday Mass? (Question Corner, Seeds of Faith)
It’s been nearly six years since Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio stepped onto that balcony and bade the faithful below to pray for him as the new pontiff. Six years since the rise of the Francis Effect, that dichotomous phenomenon of stardom born of humility. (Columns)
Charles Dickens’ novella “A Christmas Carol,” which was published in 1843, is a story that transcends the time in which it was written. Even though it was a fictional story, Dickens depicted the cultural influences, steeped in Victorian mores, which formed the Western ideal for the celebration of Christmas. (Guest Commentary)
The season of Christmas is near and our hearts and minds turn to the birth of Jesus and the struggles his mother and adopted father faced following his birth. (Editorial)
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