Tag Archives: Holidays

Christmas reflections – Mary

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Kerry

Index of Christmas holiday posts Mary’s Song, by Luci Shaw Blue homespun and the bend of my breast keep warm this small hot naked star fallen to my arms. (Rest… you who have had so far to come.) Now nearness … Continue reading →

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Christmas reflections – the Shepherds

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Kerry

Index of Christmas holiday posts Adoration of the Shepherds, by Matthias Stomer (North Carolina Museum of Art) In Adoration of the Shepherds, the 17th-century Dutch painter Matthias Stomer captured the wonder of the first witnesses to the birth of the … Continue reading →

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Christmas reflections – Immanuel

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Kerry

Index of Christmas holiday posts “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel” — which means, ‘God with us.’” (Matthew 1:20–23) That God is with us in the baby … Continue reading →

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Christmas gifts: You are a meteorite

Posted on December 5, 2010 by Kerry

Index of Christmas holiday posts Update 2022: Meteorite fragments I’m giving out this year are pieces from the largest group of meteorite fragments ever found — more than 100 tons have been recovered so far from this single fall, which … Continue reading →

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Christmas nights around town

Posted on December 4, 2010 by Kerry

Index of Christmas holiday posts In a previous holiday post I mentioned the carol Gaudete, and linked to a video of Rachel and Hannah’s dance troupe performing it last year. At that time I didn’t realize they would be performing … Continue reading →

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Gaudium Mundo: Latin Christmas Carols

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Kerry

Index of Christmas holiday posts My dear friend Laura Gibbs, who is my inspiration for all things related to the digital humanities, maintains a wonderful Latin Holiday Songs blog featuring 80 different “carols of the day.” You can see all … Continue reading →

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Advent Celebration

Posted on November 30, 2010 by Kerry

Index of Christmas holiday posts Each year, early in Advent, we host an Advent Celebration in our home. After a pot-luck meal, we gather for a participatory Advent devotional. In this time of joyous worship together, we recount the story … Continue reading →

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Christmas Caroling

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Kerry

Index of Christmas holiday posts Go Christmas caroling sometime this Advent! Why not plan a caroling party? Meet together to review some favorite carols, and even discuss their sources and history; then go caroling around the neighborhood, to the homes … Continue reading →

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Why make such a big deal about Christmas?

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Kerry

Index of Christmas holiday posts Different people react differently to Christmas traditions, such as those listed in the previous post, Christmas nights at home. If you and your family choose not to celebrate Christmas like we do, or even not … Continue reading →

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Christmas nights at home

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Kerry

Index of Christmas posts These are some of the movies, books and music we enjoy on nights at home during Advent (between Thanksgiving and Christmas Day) and Christmas (the 12 days beginning on Christmas Day and leading up to Epiphany). … Continue reading →

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The Joy of Christmas

Posted on November 28, 2010 by Kerry

Index of Christmas holiday posts Just as music gives shape to a few moments of the day, so seasonal celebrations give shape to the years of our lives. With this in mind, therefore, when Candace and I were first married, … Continue reading →

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Miracle on Oak Grove St.

Posted on November 27, 2010 by Kerry

Thanksgiving and Christmas seasons – index The day after Thanksgiving, as usual, we began decorating the home for Christmas. We didn’t get the outside lights up, but we all had fun getting the Christmas boxes down from the attic and … Continue reading →

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