Culture
How parents can best prepare their children for life in 2025 and beyond (hint: it may be easier than you think)What’s the most precious gift we can offer our children? The answer is so simple we often miss it: our time, says Monica Irvine, a retired homeschool mom. Moreover, the… Read More
Culture
Catholic university student helps restore 17th-century Madonna and Christ painting featured on USPS Christmas stampFor more than 60 years the United States Postal Service (USPS) has issued a stamp at Christmas depicting Mary and the Christ child. This year, the USPS based its Christmas… Read More
Opinion
5 ways to find peace if experiencing the ‘holiday blues’What if it’s the most woeful, not wonderful, time of year for you and your family? You may be experiencing the “holiday blues” – a seasonal angst afflicting many people,… Read More
Government
The craziest things Congress snuck into its pork-packed Christmas spending spree(Daily Caller News Foundation) – House Republicans are currently debating a continuing resolution that would keep the government running through March 14, however many are heavily criticizing leadership for trying… Read More
Culture
Nativity scene displayed for first time on US Capitol stepsA Nativity display along with prayer, Christmas carols, and a Scripture reading of the birth of Jesus was all part of an event held for the first time on the… Read More
Culture
UK school under fire for cutting Christmas references from holiday showA school in the United Kingdom is facing criticism for removing Christmas from its traditional holiday show. The controversy erupted after Mandy Ovenden, headteacher of Wherwell… Read More
Public Education
With decree to bus drivers, school district puts the ‘Scrooge’ in Christmas spirit(The Daily Signal) – A local school district in Pennsylvania acted to forbid school bus drivers from putting up Christmas decorations. On Friday, just over a week before Christmas, the… Read More
Opinion
‘Behold the Infant Christ’: The Incarnation reminds us why we learnThe Christmas season is a time to celebrate the Incarnation, God taking on flesh in Jesus. It is our annual reminder of the Christ-child coming down in the most vulnerable… Read More
Opinion
Do the times try your soul? Both the condition and the cure can be found hereWhen the American revolutionary Thomas Paine penned the ageless words “These are the times that try men’s souls,” he also wrote the following phrase in reference to the Almighty, a fateful… Read More
Culture
Wisconsin city backtracks from viral memo banning Christmas decorations in public spacesCity leaders in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin are walking back a viral memo asking employees not to put Christmas decorations in public spaces after legal pushback. Melissa Cantarero Weiss, deputy city administrator… Read More
Culture
‘Religion is poison,’ ‘Death to Christmas’: Kansas City Council candidate Chris Gahagan and his virulently anti-religion tweets(The Heartlander) – A candidate for Kansas City Council has a bizarre record of acid-tipped tweets about religion and religious people, writing in one that, “If you have a religion,… Read More
Culture
The ‘most sexual and inappropriate family-friendly drag show ever’ comes to Kansas City for ChristmasDrag queens are coming to Kansas City to celebrate Christmas, and “all ages” are welcome. “A Drag Queen Christmas” is coming to The Midland Theatre in Kansas City… Read More
Culture
Op-Ed: Christmas Eve 1776 changed the world forever(William Haupt III | The Center Square) – “We must remember, mankind allows that all those who conduct themselves as worthy members of the community, are equally entitled to the protections… Read More
Culture
Celebrating Christmas around the world: 7 global traditionsWhere in the world do you celebrate Christmas? For our family that spans several continents – Europe, Asia and Africa among them – the answers have… Read More
Christian Schools
High school seniors organize fundraiser to replace custodian’s truck after fireTwo Christian high school seniors near San Diego started a GoFundMe earlier this month to replace a longtime school custodian’s truck after it was destroyed by a fire. Read More