handmade Christmas card sent by Ted Schluenderfritz to his friend John Herreid, shamelessly pinched from here.
This Brad Miner piece on the power of music caught my attention because in The Shattering of Loneliness, Bishop Erik Varden describes the moment of grace when he suddenly began to believe in God while listening to a piece of music. A Mahler symphony, I think, though I am too lazy just at present to go look it up.
The Jubilee year of hope opened Christmas Eve. Here are all the specially-graced practices for making the most of this special year.
The CNA explanatory version.
The Vatican bulletin -- scroll down for the English version.
