This poem accompanied the sermon, "Making Peace." MERRY CHRISTMASby Langston HughesPublished In New Masses (Dec. 1930) Merry Christmas, ChinaFrom the gun-boats in the river,Ten-inch shells for Christmas gifts,And peace on earth forever.Merry Christmas, India,To Gandhi in his cell,From righteous Christian England,Ring out, bright Christmas bell!Ring Merry Christmas, Africa,From Cairo to...

Merry Christmas, everyone!  Alleluia! Christ is born to us. I know that sounds like a strange greeting in February, but in some Christian traditions the season of Christmas actually runs from December 25 all the way to February 2, to the feast alternatively known as the Feast of the Presentation...

I’ve been reading about Candlemas this past week: the celebration of Christ’s presentation in the Temple forty days after His birth. I’ve read the story from Luke 2.22-40 many times.  What I did not realize is that this Gospel scene  forms the backdrop for a major feast (historically, at...

Advent when churches are focusing on the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ, is a great opportunity to remember that women all over the...