Columnist Betty Vertin woke up Christmas Eve scared and anxious at the thought that her youngest son with DMD would soon be unable to walk.
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The Jouyssance Early Music Ensemble performs "Convidando esta la noche," the closing song for "Spirit Child." (NCR screenshot/YouTube/Matthew Ian Welch).
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What have we gotten ourselves into? Am I really a follower of the Lord of Christmastide? Christmas is rarely associated with baptism.
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By Ann St. Martin Stout. Leaves Are Free. Oh, the excitement when the Christmas tree goes UP. The question on everyone's tongue is, “Do you have your tree...
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Yeah, I know Christmas is over. The holidays are kaput. We've all moved on. Even our New Year's resolutions are feeling a bit stale.
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I remember writing about this 'penny-wise' approach to the holidays before…but that was many years ago. And how embarrassing that I didn't keep my New...
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In our last issue, I wrote about how we (many of us, at least) celebrate Christmas in Sweden. I went through it all, from Dec. 1 and Swedish Public...
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Belgium's food agency had to remind people that eating their Christmas trees is a bad idea.
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How was your Christmas? For that matter, how was your birthday? I pray both were good and the next ones are even better. For a young girl my wife teaches at...
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Some people ditch their tree on December 26, while others believe that's bad luck. Practical tips and yuletide lore may help you decide when to branch out.
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