⁵⁹LikeChrist,boththe Antipholus and Dromiotwins–“the calendars of their nativity”(5.1.404)–wereborninaninn(1.1.53); Antipholus ofSyracusedeclareshimself to be“aChristian”(1.2.77); Dro-mio of Syracuse calls for his rosary–“Ofor mybeads”–and crosses himself“forasinner.”(2.2...
While the Advent celebration has been around since the 4th Century and Advent calendars since the 19th century, it's only recently been a trend of late with stores expanding their Advent calendar offerings. Some Advent calendars are simple, revealing a picture of a portion of the nativity story...
songs of romance, a very depressing song about a dying man and a couple of disco songs (one promoting the importance of dancing as a means of staying alive, about three years before the Bee Gees would broach the subject in Saturday Night Fever). ...
This was not a satisfactory answer. “But are yousaved?” they entreated, as though the only possible mode of salvation was to experience a cataclysmic event that changed everything. No more sin, suffering, or sorrow. I have crossed over and am not longer subject to what the rest of huma...
Western Christians, such as Roman Catholics and Protestants, and Eastern Christians, such as Russian and Greek Orthodox churches, follow different calendars when it comes to deciding feast days and liturgical seasons. In the West, Christmas is celebrated on December 25 and the feast of Epiphany is...
Our Christmas tree went up last weekend but yesterday the advent calendars came out and Elf arrived. I can’t decide how I think Blyton would have felt about Elf. He’s very much in the vein of toys coming to life like in her stories, so maybe she’d give him a pass. Maybe Elf ...
You’ll find lots of chocolate covered ones in the stores now, but you can make your own and fill it with dollar store Nativity figures, holy medals, Saint pegs, Super Saints,printable Advent Quest challengesand your favorite treats or chocolates. There are so many ways to make an Advent ...
In case you missed it, we have been living with the peer group classified as Generation Alpha (generally identified as born between the early 2010s and the mid-2020s). But as of the start of 2025, the modern generation will be known as Generation Beta, as sociologists now work their way...
The calendars are printed over the Christmas holidays. You’ll recall a major ice storm hit southern Ontario in late December 2013. The ice storm played havoc to the power of our printer, The Lowe-Martin Group, also making staff levels a challenge. Luckily, the printer was able to use th...
use. I enjoyed coming up with this card and idea and will be going through my calendar collection in the future to find both thumbnails and full pages I can turn into cards. In some ways I have come full circle; I made cards from calendars when I first started card making as a child...