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The Nativity
Take any hundred people in the western world and pose the question 'what does nativity... -
The First Nativity
Many of us cherish the hand-carved Italian wooden nativity with its crèche and hanging angel... -
St. Francis and the Manger
In the early part of the thirteenth century, Saint Francis of Assisi was troubled by... -
Saint Stories: St. Thérèse of Lisieux
Saint Thérèse of Lisieux or Saint Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face,... -
Saint Stories: Saint Teresa of Avila
Saint Teresa of Avila was born in Avila, Spain in 1515, two years before Martin... -
Saint Stories: Saint Nicholas
The story of Santa Claus is well known. He spends the year in the North... -
Saint Stories: Saint Lucy
While much of the history around Lucy has been lost, what is known about her... -
Saint Stories: St. Joseph
Saint Joseph was a craftsman with an enormously important destiny. Appearing first in the Gospels... -
Saint Stories: St. John of the Cross
Saint John of the Cross was a major figure in the Counter-Reformation, a Spanish mystic... -
Saint Stories: St. John the Baptist
St. John the Baptist professed to his crowds that he was nothing, and that the...
