Tradition Magazine, Issue Six: Christmas
Part I: The Coming of Christ
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The Praises of the Virgin-Mother
About the Text: Bernard of Clairvaux (1090–1153) was one of the earliest members of the Cistercian Order—an attempt at reforming the Benedictines by returning to the Rule of St. Benedict—and certainly its most famous. A skilled preacher and perhaps even a mystic, Bernard’s constant scriptural language and imagery has gained for him the title “last of th…
The Second Sunday in the Lord’s Advent
About the Text: Aelfric of Eynsham (c. 955–c. 1010) was an English abbot and prolific writer, commentator on Scripture, and homilist living at the end of the first millennium when there was a general anxiety that the Second Coming was upon them. In this homily for the second Sunday of Advent, Aelfric reflects on the Second Coming, noting that while we s…
On the Dispositions Required in Those Who Celebrate the Feast
About the Text: In this Christmas Sermon, St. Bernard reflects on the birth of Christ today. Certainly, he was born two thousand years ago, but we proclaim at Christmas that today is born to us Christ the Lord! His birth is not simply a past event but a constant event should we grant him this. In presenting the dispositions necessary for those who celeb…
The Quest for Catholic Christmas
About the Author: Amberlee Duteau is a wife and homeschool mom who converted to the Catholic faith in 2016, and who currently resides in smalltown Alberta. When she’s not wrangling toddlers in the pews of her local Latin Mass, Amberlee enjoys writing, gardening, reading books with her husband, and perusing various corners of the Catholic blogosphere.