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Yay! Advent is my favourite season in the church calendar, and it’s here! I love to celebrate Advent and so I’ve put together 11 great ways to celebrate Advent with kids. The Why: Putting Christmas in Context Advent is about two things: anticipating...

When many folks hear the word “ADVENT”, their mind goes straight to this masterpiece: Whenever I had one of these I would remember to open the cardboard doors for the first three days, forget about the thing, and then find it two days after...

Ever since our oldest children were very little, we have been implementing an old monastic custom in our home by providing special treats, representing each of the "O Antiphons" on the days leading up to Christmas. The O Antiphon prayers begin on December...

While joyfully assembling our first-born son’s Christmas scrapbook, I sadly noticed photos of his first Christmas were filled with holiday decorations and Christmas presents, but nowhere was there evidence of the most important reason for the season...

THE YEAR OF MERCY AND THE FAMILY, BUILDING HOMES OF MERCIFUL LOVE FAMILY ADVENT and CHRISTMAS PRACTICES and TRADITIONS There are many Advent and Christmas traditions from different countries to be found in South Africa.  They are mainly from European...