Christmas and gift ... The magi gave Jesus the gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. The shepherds gave Jesus the gift of their time and belief. Mary gave Jesus the gift of her womb.

cards reminding us of the reason for the season with angels, and scenes of the manger with Joseph, Mary, and Baby Jesus. One year I had the flu and had no energy to send Christmas cards.

For two-year-old Emilia Wadgymar, the real stars of the season are the Virgin Mary and Baby Jesus. "We went to a place [where] a Christmas village train was set up," the child's mother ...

When Teegan, dressed as a sheep, took off with baby Jesus mid-song, her 3-year-old co-star playing the role of Mary took matters into her own hands, recovering the doll and returning baby Jesus to ...

What is the story of Christmas? Jesus was born to a woman called Mary who was engaged to Joseph, a carpenter in the town of Nazareth in Galilee. Mary was visited by an angel who told her that ...

It is the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, but we also recognize the Octave of Christmas, the Circumcision of the Lord and the Holy Name of Jesus. Perhaps we can use the second reading by St ...