The Christmas season and Hanukkah in belief and commerce
The piece argues the deeper meaning of Christmas and Hanukkah beyond gifts and profits. It contrasts Christian and Jewish observances, noting secular capitalism shapes holiday practices and that sacred events center on God’s gifts and faith rather than party favors. It recalls Hanukkah’s miracle and Christmas’ biblical nativity as core meanings versus material excess.
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Caurek
God
Expe Iy
Jesus
Elf
New York State
Hank
Christmas Miracles and a Night of Light
The piece reflects on miracles and the season's meaning beyond gifts, citing Its a Wonderful Life and a student tale by Danny Barr. It emphasizes faith, compassion, and the true joy of Christmas through spiritual reflections and a child’s night vision of Bethlehem and Baby Jesus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Bailey
Jimmy Stewart
Jesus
Danny Barr
la Joan the Baptist Academy
Syracuse
Born again board games rise over Monopoly style play
A Syracuse Herald Journal report details religious and moral board games expanding beyond classic Monopoly. It highlights Generosity by Rev. Jared Burkholder, Bible Pictionary from Standard Publishing, and other faith oriented titles selling in catalogs and stores, plus a market upsurge in 1980s toy sales driven by Trivial Pursuit and family communication games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillsboro
Kan
Jared Burkholder
Parkview
Burkholder
Heaven
Partner
Wee Win Toys
Houston
Seis
Jcpenney
Servant Publications
St. Hillsboro
Jodi Levin
Toy Manufacturers of América
Levin
al Ferntheil
Standard Publishing Company
Cincinnati
Standard
Patron saint for gun owners sparks Vatican bid
Chicago report on John M. Seyder of the Citizens Committee for the Right to Seagaba Bear Arms pushing to crown St. Gabriel Possenti as patron of handgunners. He cites crime-prevention use of handguns and a 19th century tale, while Passionists oppose the proposal calling it myth.
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Chicago
John M. Seyder
Washington, D.C
Citizens Committee For the Right To
Vatican
St. Gabriel Possenti
Snyder
Isola
St. Gabriel's
American Rifleman
National Rifle Association
Capitol Hil
Citizens Committee
Bellevue
Wash
Tie
Sacred Congregation For the Causes of Saints
New York
Paul Boyle
Bible scholar questions no room at inn birth tale in Bethlehem
Roman Catholic scholar Rev Jerome Murphy-O'Connor questions Luke's account that Mary and Joseph traveled from Nazareth to Bethlehem for a census and that Jesus was born in a stable area. He argues the birth likely occurred in Bethlehem home, possibly a cave used as a birth space, challenging the traditional inn scene. Bethlehem’s Christian site and modern tourism have shaped how the nativity is celebrated today.
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Christ
Bethlehem
West Bank
Jerome Murphy-O'Cornner
Mary
Joseph
Nazareth
Wake
Jesus
Murphy O'Connor
Ireland
Ecole Biblique Et Archeologique Francaise
Jerusalem
Holy Lana
Luke
Mary and Joseph
Jong
Helena
Patriarch of Jerusalem
Murphy-O'Connor
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Syracuse Herald-Journal
Pat Cats
Bates
Milton-Bradley
Lew Herndon
The
Regame Co. Inform
Herndon
John Crowley
EW. Meksen
Dames Trom
Kevin Hyland
Israel
Jordan
Middle East
City
Elias Frei
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