holiday faith formation

5 ways to lead your RCIA participants from the North Pole to Jesus Christ this Christmas

Have you ever heard anyone tell you that you weren’t supposed to do these things in Advent? I have heard all of them. I’ve even said a few of them in the past: Don’t sing Christmas carols before Dec. 24 Don’t get too busy; Advent is a time of reflection Don’t go to the mall …

5 ways to lead your RCIA participants from the North Pole to Jesus Christ this Christmas

Simbang Gabi: How to put stars in the eyes of your RCIA participants this Advent

Have you ever walked a road at night with your path lit only by starlight? In the barrios of the Philippines, stars are the lamps that guide the nighttime traveler. During the Advent and Christmas seasons, one will find parols (star lanterns) hanging from windows. Bamboo sticks and rice paper form a three-dimensional star in …

Simbang Gabi: How to put stars in the eyes of your RCIA participants this Advent

Be a dreamer this Advent

I have one of those weight-lifter art books that nobody really reads. You know, the kind you get one of the kids to help you drag off the bookshelf onto the coffee table when company is coming over. Well, in this tome is a picture of a painting by a 15th-century painter, Domenico Ghirlandaio, titled …

Be a dreamer this Advent

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