My name is Selda James Leroy. If I’d been a boy, Claire would’ve named me Sheldon, but I was me instead. We got Mikey for the boy, which is why I’m in the victory garden and not inside. Harry made the ...
(WHTM) Krampusnacht (Krampus Night) takes place every December 5. This is the day before the Feast of St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, and the patron saint of children and gift-giving. So what is a ...
But before that, there's another holiday that's already making waves. It's Saint Nicholas Day. Celebrated every year around December 6, Saint-Nicolas is above all a tradition that endures in eastern ...
On Oct. 10, 2020, Carlo Acutis, a computer enthusiast, was beatified and given the title of “Blessed,” in the town of Assisi in Italy. Already, Catholics are calling this 15-year-old video gamer and ...
It is hard to imagine the cheery, plump version of Santa Claus emerged from Saint Nicholas, the 4th century Bishop of Myra who, as a nursing infant, fasted on holy days and whose bones were stolen ...
It’s customary for children to dress up as their favorite saints, to discuss the exemplary lives of the saints, and to remind children of the call to sainthood. Children dressed up as their favorite ...
How can a single being bring presents to millions and millions of children around the world at Christmas? Well, there's a lot of faith involved. And faith also has a lot to do with what the Christmas ...
Many Wisconsin families have made the holiday their own with traditional gifts, including handmade ornaments, candy and the ...