The holidays are a time of reflection and gratitude--a time to look back on life and give thanks for the people in it. Douglas Pagels' A Special Christmas Bless

Christmas is best pondered, not with logic, but with imagination. In the mystery of Christmas we find its majesty. The mystery of how God became flesh, why he c

aI hate Christmas, a said Shelly to herself as she sat staring out the window. At age thirty-seven, Shelly Carter had all but given up on life. She had lost eve