Since traditional Catholics generally do not put up the family tree until just before Christmas, they sometimes add some decoration to ... are permitted on the altar, for this once during Advent.

COMMENTARY: Liturgical vestments like copes, chasubles and dalmatics are part of the beauty of the liturgy, alongside church ...

'Altar tent' discovery puts Islamic art at the heart of medieval Christianity. ScienceDaily . Retrieved February 3, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2025 / 01 / 250131194426.htm ...

May your blessing be upon all who gather around this tree, all who keep the Christmas festival by its lights. We wait for the coming of the Christ, the days of everlasting justice and of peace.

its leaders wanted to make a concrete connection with the Catholic Church. They settled for granite, as in a granite altar that had been in St. John the Evangelist church of St. Gabriel in Hopkins ...

Themes: The story of the birth of Jesus; celebrating Christmas. Summary: This assembly, suitable for an act of collective worship, is for Christmas time and focuses on the Christian story of the ...

Can a charter school be religious? The Supreme Court decision about St. Isidore, a Catholic school in Oklahoma, could redraw lines around church and state in education Charles J. Russo (The ...

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La Croix: What is the meaning of Christmas in Orthodoxy ... a fast starting on November 15—longer than Advent in the Catholic tradition. This liturgical period features special Sundays, such ...