We celebrate Christ's birth—the incarnation—so that God could be with us in a more intimate way.
Reflect on the two versions of the story of Jesus' birth found in the Gospels and set up two nativity scenes in your home that reflect the differences.
An activity for children to help them prepare for Christmas.
Making Bible bookmarks for Christmas is an ideal project for younger children.
Use this intergenerational program to explore the birth of Jesus, the Presentation of Jesus in the Temple, and Epiphany.
Use this reading, reflection, and call to action to celebrate Holy Innocents' Day on December 28.
A collection of resources about the Baptism of the Lord.
Use this prayer on January 1 to pray for peace with your family.
Learn about the celebration of Kwanzaa and integrate some of its rituals into your family's celebration of the Christmas season.
A table prayer to use throughout the Christmas Season.
Try some of these service activities to help your family embrace the spirit of the season. • By Kathleen O'Connell Chesto
A party, a cookie swap, and caroling -- three activities to help your family celebrate the season. • By Kathleen O'Connell Chesto
Christ is made known to all the nations, as the magi visit and offer their gifts.
Christmas is a time when we are called to reflect on the meaning of Jesus' names and titles. Work with your family to create this mobile containing the names and titles for Jesus used in the readings for Christmas liturgies.
Play this game to build your family's Christmas vocabulary. All you need is a piece of paper and a writing utensil!
A collection of prayers to use throughout the Christmas season.
Use this activity to explore all of the feasts of the Christmas season.
Use this activity to explore the symbolism and meaning of Christmas through the opening of gifts.
An activity that explores the symbolism and meaning of Christmas through the prayerful assembly of the Christmas creche.
An activity to explore the symbolism and meaning of the Incarnation.
Bless your family's Christmas creche on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day with this special prayer.
A table prayer for Christmas.
We learn from Jesus' family—the examples of Mary and Joseph—how to be holy ourselves.
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