Faith at Home

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Advent, Christmas, Epiphany

  • A quick overview of Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany (Dec. 1 - Jan. 6 this year)
  • Great resources for Advent and Christmastide, including Advent wreaths and calendars, nativity sets, St. Nicholas' Day (Dec. 6), and Las Posadas
  • Read "Advent: Christmas Expectation"
  • Wonderful children's books for Christmastime
  • Great books of ideas for the seasons
  • Read "Christmas: Twelve Days!"
  • Read "Did You Know... Christmas Begins at Sundown on the Eve?"
  • Daily Life

  • Tips and ideas for faith in daily life
  • Read "Every Day, Many Ways: Bringing faith into family life"
  • Great resources about children and Sunday worship
  • Our books for enriching family life
  • Enjoy articles on parenting & children's faith formation
  • A variety of wonderful books for children (check out the great books on saints!
  • Children and death — the loss of a child, the loss of a child's parent, pregnancy loss, and related areas.
  • Children with challenges— special needs, limitations due to illness, and so on.
  • Also: Disasters

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    O Come, O Come Emmanuel

    The season of Advent is about waiting, about preparation, about quiet and mystery. Christmas is a celebration of God incarnate, now accessible, among us. Epiphany is the visit of the magi, Jesus' baptism, and the start of the world learning about him. These seasons of the church year offer a welcome rhythm for family life at a time of year that can so easily be hectic and full of frustrations.....   (More)


     
     

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    Celebrating the Church Year with Young Children,   Celebrating the Church Year with Young Children,
     
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    + Today's Idea +

    Light the candles of an Advent wreath each evening before dinner, and quietly enjoy their light for a moment.

     

     

    + Sites of the week +

    Saint Nicholas Center

    Discovering the truth around Santa Claus
     

    Candle Press

    Nurturing the gift of awe and wonder
     

     


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