CHRISTMAS
It’s a Wonderful Life: The Little Story That Did
Great story by radio host Patrick Coffin… December 24, 2012 4:00 A.M. It’s a Wonderful Life: The Little Story That Did Part Dante, part film noir, part Bible story, Capra’s classic survives its unhappy debut. By Patrick Coffin While shaving on the morning of February 28, 1938, a man named Philip got an idea for a [...]
Kitty Cats’ Christmas by Leon Redbone
Can’t help it. As a lifelong lover of cats, current owner of 2 boys and feeder of 2 more feral girls, this is one of my favorite Christmas songs because it’s so true! No need to buy gifts for your kitties – they delight in crunchy paper bags, batting toilet paper rolls and sleeping in [...]
Mixed emotions on the movie ‘Les Misérables’
Thanks to a friend and diehard “Les Miserables” fan, I saw the movie musical but have mixed emotions about it. Hugh Jackman is a fine Jean Valjean, but the Victor Hugo story is highly misleading on the French Revolutionaries; the musical by Alain Boublil and Claude-Michel Schönberg, with lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer, is mostly mediocre; [...]
Ring Christmas bells, Jesus is King
Ring Christmas bells Merrily ring Tell all the world Jesus is King… Joy to the world! Glorious classics by the Ray Conniff Singers – music videos pre-dating MTV
What child is this? Andrea Bocelli, Mary J. Blige
Wishing you the joy of my Savior, Christ. Here’s Andrea Bocelli and Mary J. Blige singing my favorite Christmas song, minus the verse about His passion, but still… Click any Amazon widget on my site to get this duet on Andrea Bocelli’s album “My Christmas”
God rest ye merry gentle friends
One of the best music videos I’ve ever seen. Cellist Steven Sharp Nelson plays “Carol of the Bells” and “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen” …Merry Christmas and God rest you merry gentle friends, let nothing you dismay. Remember Christ our Savior was born on Christmas Day to save us all from Satan’s power when we [...]
Pope Benedict’s childhood Christmas letter to Baby Jesus
Merry Christmas! Something sweet: At the age of 7, in 1934, Pope Benedict wrote the following letter to Baby Jesus: Dear Baby Jesus, quickly come down to earth. You will bring joy to children. Also bring me joy. I would like a Volks-Schott, green clothing for Mass and a heart of Jesus. I will always [...]
Tribute to Coal Miners Wins Top Mom’s Choice Award
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Parents warn their children not to be naughty or Santa would put lumps of coal in their stockings. But Thursday, on the feast of St. Nicholas no less, Stacie Vaughn Hutton, author of Shovelful of Sunshine, the only pro-miner, pro-coal mining children’s book, got notice she’s the winner of a Gold Mom’s [...]
Wow – I’m in a saint’s book!
Yesterday my dad called and asked if I was sitting down because he had some big news: He had just received “A Spiritual Autobiography” by John A. Hardon, S.J. and found a little surprise in it – me, LOL. The passage follows immediately, then I’ll provide some background. “From Crisis magazine, the second interview is [...]
Collin Raye: This is who I am
MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH Top country singer: This is who I am ‘My fans have responded with great support’ Posted: December 29, 2011 12:20 am Eastern By Anita Crane © 2011 WND Country music star Collin Raye doesn’t just sing his heart out, he also wears his heart on his sleeve. As spokesman for the Terri [...]
Shocker: Salvation Army supports abortion
A few days ago WND published my story about the Salvation Army’s support for abortion. It has caused quite a stir with most commentators saying they’ll no longer donate and a few in denial, saying the story is false despite a direct link to the Salvation Army’s own website condoning the abortion of certain kinds [...]
Gaudete! Rejoice!
Rejoice! I’m re-posting this amazing home recording by Claudia Schieve which I found last year… Claudia hails from Cleveland, Ohio. See more at https://www.facebook.com/ClaudiaMusic Here’s “Gaudete” performed by Anuna
Come let us adore Him!
He’s not just away in a manger, He’s at your local Catholic church, maybe your local hospital or in a chapel at the airport you’re traveling through. Nothing gives me more peace than going directly to the Lord and adoring Him in person – not so much to talk, but to listen. You can go [...]
Who is Saint Nicholas?
Happy feast of Saint Nicholas! Thanks to the St. Nicholas Center and the National Gallery in London, I show you this portrait from Fra Angelico’s “Virgin Mary and Other Saints” which is probably what Bishop Nicholas really looked like. See the following amazing pages from the St. Nicholas Center in Holland, Michigan. Who is Saint [...]
Have yourself a merry Christmas lights tour
When I was growing up, my dad drove the whole family around to see Christmas lights after Christmas Mass. Thanks Dad! I miss those those Christmas tours, but not all is lost. I came across this video and a website for finding the best (or tackiest) Christmas light displays in the USA. This video is [...]
Advent in 2 minutes
Had to post this. Thanks & Merry Christmas to BustedHalo.com! Sorry to say the Busted Halo Advent calendar is oddly non-Christian, featuring platitudes by celebrities. Wonder why…
‘Snowmen’ family movie is funny and ‘Profound!’
Happy story about ‘year that I died’ ‘Snowmen’ movie the story of three unlikely heroes Posted: December 01, 2011 1:00 am Eastern By Anita Crane © 2011 WND “Snowmen” star Bobby Coleman with Writer/Director Robert Kirbyson. (Courtesy of Mpower Pictures © 2009) “It was going to be the most amazing winter ever … the year that [...]
Award-winning movie reveals Christian love
Ready for a beautiful life-changing film? Award-winning movie reveals Christian love ‘When you have a Muslim population asking for monks, it’s just so different’ Posted: February 26, 2011 1:00 am Eastern By Anita Crane © 2011 WorldNetDaily “Should it ever befall me, and it could happen today, to fall victim to the terrorism which seems to now [...]
Author Robert Liparulo helps dreams come true
Many of Robert Liparulo’s boyhood dreams have come true. Now, as a successful writer, Liparulo speaks at schools around the United States, where he inspires students to read, write and live their dreams. Liparulo, a Christian, family man, sportsman and former journalist, writes thrillers and screenplays. His novels include Comes a Horseman and Germ. The [...]
Christ, Obama and America
2011 update: I wrote this column in 2008, but President Obama’s comments call for an update. When he lit the 2011 national Christmas tree, Obama proclaimed himself a Christian and said, “So long as the gifts and the parties are happening, it’s important for us to keep in mind the central message of this season, [...]
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