“The Journey of the Magi” by James Jacques Joseph Tissot And having been warned in a dream not to return to Herod, they departed for their country by another way. “It’s important to see that the Magi did go home. They were not asked to leave their home but rather, to approach the familiar from…

A friend dropped me an e-mail earlier today to give me a heads-up about a beautiful new Catholic church that’s being built in Brewster, New York. He thought I’d be especially interested, because I serve at a gorgeous Gothic-style building, completed in 1941. The new church is St. Lawrence O’Toole. A rendering by the architectural…

Including, for this feast, “We Three Kings.” This brings back memories of my childhood, and my Dad’s Philco television with the rabbit ears, and the boxy wooden stereo in the living room that played endless Christmas LPs. (The Firestone Collection was a popular favorite; I think they gave you a free record when you bought…

Could the recession be our salvation? A new poll offers some intriguing insight into how our priorities have shifted: Quietly but noticeably over the past year, Americans have rejiggered their lives to elevate experiences over things. Because of the Great Recession, a recent New York Times/CBS News poll has found, nearly half of Americans said…

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