Playing Chicken With Our Economic Future …

Last updated on: February 8, 2017 at 10:21 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

(Reuters) – President Barack Obama was flying back to Washington on Thursday and the top Republican in Congress planned to speak with House of Representatives lawmakers as the clock ticked toward a year-end deadline for action to avert the looming “fiscal cliff” tax hikes and spending cuts. Markets around the world awaited action in Washington to prevent tax hikes on nearly all Americans and the deep automatic government spending cuts due to kick in at the beginning of next month that could push... Read more

Starbucks to Politicians: Come Together

Last updated on: February 8, 2017 at 10:21 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

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NEW YORK, N.Y. -Associated Press Starbucks is using its coffee cups to jump into the political fray in Washington. The world’s biggest coffee chain is asking employees at cafes in the Washington, D.C. area to scribble the words “Come Together” on cups for drink orders on Thursday and Friday. CEO Howard Schultzsays the words are intended as a message to lawmakers about the damage being caused by the divisive negotiations over the “fiscal cliff.” It’s the first time employees at Starbucks cafes are being asked to write... Read more

The Soldier and the Christmas Card

Last updated on: February 8, 2017 at 10:21 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

COLEMAN, Ga. (BP) — It was a Christmas season that the 18-year-old Marine would rather not experience. Slogging through the mud in the drizzling, never-ending rain was beginning to wear on the enlisted man’s spirit. Sleeping on the ground without a bath for months with a stubbly beard growing from not shaving in the winter cold was not his idea of a holiday. He had fond recent memories of Christmas in Greenville, S.C., still fresh from his boyhood days. His... Read more

The Greatest Gift …

Last updated on: February 8, 2017 at 10:21 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

Hark the Herald Angels Sing

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Hail Mary

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Merry Merry Christmas to Every Child on Earth

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Vienna, Austria, Dec 21, 2012 / 12:00 pm (CNA).- An Austria-based singing group of children and teens has made a music video wishing a merry Christmas to the world as part of their mission to tell stories of faith through music. The group KISI – God’s Singing Kids has released the video “We sing merry, merry Christmas.” It shows the children and teens singing in cheerful settings and styles inspired by the classic movie “The Sound of Music.” They play... Read more

Christmas in Dullsville and Testosterone Explosions in My Kitchen

Last updated on: February 8, 2017 at 10:21 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

I never told you what happened Thanksgiving. I gave you the run-up on our family holiday, but I never circled back around and told you how it all went down. Because I was (still am) out of action because of Gimpy the Foot, my husband and sons gallantly decided that they would cook Thanksgiving dinner. And they tried. Oh, how they tried. I could see part of the action from my recliner in the living room. It reminded me of... Read more

Pope’s Childhood Letter to Baby Jesus Shows Faith at an Early Age

Last updated on: February 8, 2017 at 10:21 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

Marktl am Inn, Germany, Dec 21, 2012 / 04:16 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A Christmas letter that Pope Benedict XVI wrote to Baby Jesus when he was seven years-old demonstrates his devotion to the Sacred Heart and his desire to be a priest. The letter is on display this Advent in the village of Marktl am Inn in Bavaria, where he was born. “Dear Baby Jesus, quickly come down to earth. You will bring joy to children. Also bring me joy,”... Read more

Holy Father: Faith Includes Trust in the Dark Moments of Life

Last updated on: February 8, 2017 at 10:21 pm By Rebecca Hamilton

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Vatican City, Dec 19, 2012 / 10:12 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict XVI continued his series of reflections on faith this Wednesday, saying that at times it includes an element of darkness. “We encounter moments where God seems absent, his silence weighs on our hearts and his will doesn’t correspond to our own as we would like it to,” the Pope told pilgrims on Dec. 19. “But the more we open ourselves to God, we receive the gift of faith... Read more