Posts about Holidays

Red and pink balloons, cards, and heart-shaped boxes of chocolates are everywhere. This may make kids and new lovers giddy, but it can be emotional and awkward for others.

This year, Ash Wednesday falls on Saint Valentine’s Day, February 14. For many believers, Ash Wednesday is a solemn day, one of the most important on the liturgical calendar. For others, Ash Wednesday is altogether unfamiliar. Whether your understanding of the day is complete or just beginning, let’s explore the meaning and purpose of Ash Wednesday together, in an effort to honor the Lord and each other well.

There are so many different voices clamoring to tell us the meaning of Christmas.

We always eat Christmas dinner at Grandma’s — it’s tradition! We have to sing carols before presents — it’s tradition! It’s not Christmas Eve until we read that one book — it’s tradition! And we can’t forget the eggnog — it’s tradition!

Christmas time is upon us! During this time of year, people share countless Christmas stories with their loved ones.

Three more things added to the to-do list. Another Christmas party to add to the calendar. Presents to buy, cookies to bake, pictures to take, cards to send. The list goes on and on as we succumb to the hustle and bustle of the season, often without taking a moment to pause and breathe.

Can you believe Christmas is almost here?!

We often think of thanksgiving in terms of the holiday named for the virtue. “Happy Thanksgiving,” we say, with the best of intentions and the merriest of hearts. In the process, we might inadvertently equate the two — happy and thanksgiving — as if they must go together.