Fourth Sunday of Advent: Isaiah 7:10-14; Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1:18-24
Topic: Christmas
What exactly is wrong with the commercialisation of Christmas?
Posted on Friday, 17 December 2010
The more presents people buy, the faster the economy will recover: so let it rip
Debate: Should children be told that Father Christmas isn’t real?
Posted on Thursday, 16 December 2010
Or does that lessen the wonder and magic of Christmas?
An archbishop who says there’s no Santa Claus and makes children cry? Bah humbug, I say
Posted on Thursday, 16 December 2010
The story of St Nicholas should be reclaimed, not cancelled
Concrete walls put up around Iraqi churches to prevent Christmas attacks
Posted on Wednesday, 15 December 2010
Government is scrambling to build 10ft-high barriers to stop a repeat of the Baghdad massacre in October
Papal visit DVD will be released before Christmas
Posted on Wednesday, 10 November 2010
DVD issued by the bishops’ conference will include footage of all Pope Benedict’s speeches
The Pope’s Thought for the Day was simple and profound
But not, perhaps, controversial enough for John Humphrys