It’s the largest celebration around the world each year. Other holidays get a single day, but Christmas is emphasized for an entire month, one twelfth of every year. During the Christmas season, billions of people set aside their normal routines to decorate their homes, send out greeting cards, buy gifts, go to Christmas parties, attend church services, sing Christmas songs, watch Christmas TV specials, and travel long distances to be with their families. Christmas sights and sounds fill the air everywhere….

by Carder He’s on His way. Christmas starts with Christ.” ~ As seen on Fr. Z’s blog, December 1

by Kelli Our son is a beautiful Thanksgiving and Christmas gift…. He is very lovable and sweet…. I will tell him of his two big sisters, Hayley and Michaela, and how they always helped others with smiles on their faces. I am sure they and their mother, Jennifer, are smiling down upon him. ~ Dr. […]

by JivinJ, host of the blog, JivinJehoshaphat

• Arizona lawmakers are working on legislation to allow abortion clinics to be inspected without announcement and without a warrant. Planned Parenthood is opposed. One state legislator pointed out the silliness of requiring a warrant to have an unannounced inspection of an abortion clinic:
  

  Rep. John Kavanagh, R–Fountain Hills, pointed out there is no warrant requirement for other state-licensed medical facilities, and that health inspectors need no warrant to check out the conditions in the food-preparation areas of the local McDonald’s restaurant, an operation Kavanagh said is far less dangerous to public safety.

  “An inspector can mosey in any time, unannounced, to protect the public,” he said.

Frankly, if you want to instill more relevant modern values into your children, you’d be better off sticking with the Dickens tale, which emphasizes the importance of love and generosity. The story of Christ’s birth, on the other hand, is about how virgins are better than non-virgins, with a side dose of arguing that babies […]

by Susie Allen, host of the blog, Pro-Life in TN, and Kelli We welcome your suggestions for additions to our Top Blogs (see tab on right side of home page)! Email Susie@jillstanek.com. Timmerie’s Blog has a guest post by a homeschooled Catholic teen who is reaching out to women experiencing unplanned pregnancies before they ever […]

She’s our miracle and Christmas will be more about family and God than what you are getting. It’s all about our family now. ~ Mom Kristi Rhodes comments on 4-month-old daughter Savannah’s surprise conception, DNJ.com, December 24 After suffering 10 miscarriages due to a hormonal issue, Kristi discovered she was pregnant during unrelated preoperative tests […]

Ireland’s premiere pro-life group, Youth Defence, has released a pro-life Christmas “advert,” as they call it. This beautiful public service announcement, entitled, “The Wonder of Life,” is Youth Defence’s effort to use social media to get YouTubers thinking about the pro-life issue this Christmas season. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Djyx2c0V6Bg[/youtube] Everything Youth Defence puts its hand to is so […]