Christmas category: 982 books

Rather than criticizing trappings of the holiday season, this book looks at them from the viewpoint of Christian contemplation, once aptly described as “a long, loving look at the real.” The author, a Benedictine monk who lives in the center of downtown Newark, New Jersey, invites the reader to...

Saint Pio of Pietrelcina—probably best known as Padre Pio—knew with complete certainty that at all times his place was beside Jesus, whether it be Jesus the suffering servant or Jesus the innocent babe. Providing some pre-Advent counsel, he wrote, "[O]ne thing only is necessary, to be close to Jesus." This was his lifelong quest, and his premier advice to all of his spiritual children.

For over 1,500 years, believers from all Christian traditions have looked to St. Benedict, the patriarch of Western monasticism, for spiritual wisdom. And rightly so: his rule has shown how one may experience a simple, holy, and common sense life, despite the increasingly busy pace of our daily existence.

Tom Brokaw said it best: This Santa "can only be described as the real thing." With warmth, humor, and wonder, Ed Butchart shares more stories from his life as a professional Santa Claus in More Pages from the Red Suit Diaries. Readers who open this heartwarming book will find themselves...

Advent is a season almost forgotten by the secular world. With new toys and electronics available, why should we focus on this time of anticipation? Most everyone cannot wait for Christmas morning to arrive, but is it for the right reason? Sarah A. Reinhard designed Welcome Baby Jesus for you and...

Christmas past and present never changes. However, this authors insights infusing the poetry of every new chapter vary with every retelling from the years 1999 through 2012.

The scents of Christmas invite our imaginations into the holiday season.  What emotions flood your heart when the holiday aromas waft your way? Did you know: Many favorite holiday scents like cinnamon, citrus, and cinnamon are found in the Bible? There is a rich heart connection attached...

The Gift of New Hope, originally published in 2015, invites readers to explore their yearning for God's presence through a study of the lectionary Bible readings for Advent and Christmas. Each week's Scriptures call us to praise God as we actively await the coming of Christ and prepare our hearts...

Punch Among the Planets is presented here as a high quality classic work by Various written in the English language. Throughout the book has old style black and white illustrations which brings the story to life! Punch or The London Charivari, was an old famous illustrated magazine of humour, which...

Usually when we think of the Advent story, Mary, Joseph, and the angel Gabriel come to mind. Okoro approaches Advent a little differently, inviting us to sit for a while with Zechariah and Elizabeth and the story of how they came to bear their only son, John. "The Advent story we so often associate...

The perfect companion for Christmas festivities, this delightful gift of a book explores the rich history surrounding the Nativity. Filled with more than 75 entries featuring the fascinating details behind the story of the Immaculate Conception, Jesus's birth, the crèche, the Magi, and so much more,...

Most of us parents want our young children to believe in Santa Claus and we try hard to keep the 'truth' away from them for as long as we can to preserve the 'magic' of Christmas. But why would we think that such an untruth could be good for our children? On the face of it, getting presents on Christmas...

It comes the same time every year. Christmas! We have plenty of time to anticipate it, or in some cases...dread it. And, before we know it, it's gone as quickly as it came. What's it all for? Is there really hope for today in the story of a baby born so long ago? These questions and others...

"I invite all Christians, everywhere, at this very moment, to a renewed personal encounter with Jesus Christ." - Pope Francis in Evangelii Gaudium, or The Joy of the Gospel This Advent, prepare to celebrate Jesus' arrival as an infant born into poverty in the small village of Bethlehem....