Keep Celebrating!

In the Church calendar, Christmas is just getting started... it's a whole "season" that lasts until Epiphany on Jan 2, also called Three Kings Day. Personally, I love having another 2 weeks to "catch up" on all the Christmasy things I didn't get to in Advent, like sending cards and baking cookies!

Here's some great ways to stretch out your family's celebration, all from American Catholic publishers:

A YouTube video about "A Franciscan Christmas" - worth the three minutes to link over there :) The message is particularly inspiring towards the end. But if you love Christmas decorations, a living nativity or miniature villages, then this is for you.

Lessons in Giving- a short article about how one mom tries to teach her children generosity

The True Gift of Christmas - a traveling priest needs a reminder about what we celebrate. Here's a sample of what he discovers: "Have you a reason to doubt God's love for you? Perhaps you have not been a very good Catholic. You have failed to practice your faith... Remember the message of Christmas: Yes, Jesus loves you!"