Christ is an unwanted gift for the religious

Romans 1.1-7; Psalm 80.1-8, 18-20; Matthew 1.18 – 25. “Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place this way… to fulfil what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: ‘Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel’, which...

US office workers and families given daily Advent boost

An online Advent calendar featuring figures from Washington National Cathedral’s crèche exhibit, carols from the choir of Trinity Episcopal Church, Wall Street and scriptural reflections by young preachers in the Dioceses of Georgia and Texas, made its debut on 1...

Get the Pope on your Pod for Christmas

Commuters amongst others will have the opportunity to reflect on Pope Benedict XVI’s encyclical Deus Caritas Est over the Christmas period, courtesy of the British Jesuits. Pray-as-you-go, the downloadable daily reflections for ipods, MP3 players and other portable...

Fairtrade chocolate advent calendar

You can buy a whole range of fairtrade chocolate, including the fairtrade chocolate advent calendar here If you want a fairtrade chocolate advent calendar, then look no further than the Divine Milk Chocolate Advent Calendar. Every year the fairtrade chocolate calendar...