Saint nicolas

Bari is home to the bones and relics of St. Nicholas — AKA Santa Claus, Babbo Natale, Father Christmas

With what little we know about St. Nicholas, it is safe to say he would not be pleased to know he had eclipsed Christ in the hearts of many as the central figure of Christmas.

Catholic families have a wide variety of Christmas gift-giving traditions. While many children grew up receiving gifts from Santa Claus, families in some areas of the country are making the decision to not celebrate Santa in their homes. Is it wrong to lie to our kids, or is Santa a harmless and fun Christmas tradition? While it’s up to each family to decide what is best for their kids, here is some advice that Father Simon shared with a concerned mother. “A couple of weeks ago, my…

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St. Nick vs. the heretic Arius at the Council of Nicea, 325 A.D.

Each year Remnant readers express a little frustration with your old editor for not making known sooner some of the old-world Advent and Christmas traditions that were brought over from Europe by my grandfather and that our family still follow religiously every year. So, this year I'll try to be more timely, so that those who wish to introduce some of the more Catholic Christmas customs can do so. The heart of the old-world Christmas celebration is not Santa Claus but rather the Christkind…

Does CMI purposefully ignore all Roman Catholic contributions to science?

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