As I sat in Midnight Mass early this very morning with my two oldest (another tradition is for them to attend Midnight Mass with me when they turn nine. I don’t know why nine exactly, but that’s when my oldest first went, so my oldest son turned nine this year, so he went. New tradition… Continue reading Forty-Three: Merry Christmas 2025
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Forty: Christmas Traditions
Our big family has many Christmas traditions, both big and small, but there are too many to list completely here. That being said, I’m going to tackle at least a few of them for those of you who might be curious about what we do as a big family each Christmas. Of course, this year… Continue reading Forty: Christmas Traditions
Thirty-Nine: The Christmas Season Begins!
As Catholics, we believe the liturgical Christmas season begins on Christmas Day with the season of Advent preceding it. But for this dad, Christmas begins after Santa shows up at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade at the absolute earliest. No pre-thanksgiving Christmas nonsense here. Thanksgiving deserves to shine on its own. Even then, Christmas usually… Continue reading Thirty-Nine: The Christmas Season Begins!