Why I believe in Santa Clause

As a grandfather, I can hardly wait for Christmas Eve again this year as I hold my little grandson close to my chest in one arm and my new little granddaughter in the other as we feast our eyes on our glorious Christmas tree and sing songs about the Baby Jesus who shall breathe love into our lives.

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Our Lady of Guadalupe for atheists

By Tom Quiner I’d like to present a fascinating mystery for my readers who are atheists. The day was December 9th, 1531. It was the Feast of the Immaculate Conception in the Spanish Empire. A peasant by the name of Juan Diego was walking and encountered the vision of a teenage girl bathed in light.…

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Biblical references to the Immaculate Conception

By Tom Quiner Have you noticed something odd about the Bible? It makes no reference to the existence of the ‘Bible’ … and yet it exists. I reference this oddity in light of a question from a Quiner’s Diner reader on the subject of Mary’s Immaculate Conception. His question: “Is there a scripture that talks about…

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