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I was talking to a young person just before Christmas and she shared with me this quote from the legendary Albus Dumbledore ,who was the teacher  to young Harry Potter. I am not well versed in the lexicon of Harry Potter so I will need to rely on my younger readers to keep me up [...]

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A Charlie Brown Christmas is a classic to be sure. If you have never experienced Charlie Brown’s Christmas it is well worth it. In the clip below young Linus explains what Christmas is all about to a very disheartened Charlie Brown.

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This is a re-post from last Christmas Eve, when  I shared the following about  my favorite movies about the season. It is  A Christmas Carol, the story of Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge written by Charles Dickens in 1843 during the industrial revolution in England. It was a dirty era and the plight of the poor was [...]

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I admire people who understand art. It is not a gift I have been given. I enjoy art, especially art that tells a story which is one reason I favour Icons. Marian art has a long history within the Christian community. It dates back to the catacombs where the earliest followers of the Christ hid [...]

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On this Christmas Eve, I wondered which of my favorite movies about the season to share on. I decided on A Christmas Carol, the story of Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge written by Charles Dickens in 1843 during the industrial revolution in England. It was a dirty era and the plight of the poor was desperate. This [...]

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A Charlie Brown Christmas is a classic to be sure. If you have never experienced Charlie Brown’s Christmas it is well worth it. In the clip below young Linus explains what Christmas is all about to a very disheartened Charlie Brown.

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As we prepare for Christmas,which is now less than a week away,I thought you might enjoy this reflections from Fr. Thomas Rosica from Salt + Light TV and Bishop Peter Hundt, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Toronto. It is 18 minutes long so you will need to set aside some time to listen to [...]

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Two people have sent me this links to a video which is going viral as the kids like to say. For those of you not up on the new phenomenon called the flash mob here is a definition  from Wikipedia: A flash mob (or flashmob) is a large group of people who assemble suddenly in [...]

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