It's still Christmas!

Don't let the Christmas trees by the side of the road deceive you! We are still in the Christmas season, and will be until next Sunday's Feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Indeed, if you follow the custom in Poland and some other cultures, it will be Christmastide until Candlemas (February 2, the Feast of the Presentation), forty days after Christmas.

You still have time for Christmas cookies, fruit cake (if you're into that, as I am!) and the Daughters of St Paul Virtual Christmas Concert, which will be available through the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord (January 10).

I can also recommend that you celebrate Christmas with a contemplative viewing of a different sort of Nativity play. This is a staged reading of 30 Minutes BC by G.K. Chesterton Entertainment.  If you have been following the Gospel series The Chosen, Jonathan Roumie ("Jesus") is the narrator. Zuri Starks is the most ebullient Mary imaginable, while Joseph is everything you would imagine (and definitely not a decrepit man on this side of the grave!). 

The script by Densie Vi Flaten is based on traditional Catholic sources, so the overall tone will be familiar to the devout and agreeably Christmassy for those unfamiliar with the background stories (some of which date back to the 100's). Not only will you enjoy some perfectly seasonal inspiration, you'll be supporting Catholic artists and the arts. (Post in the comments to let us know what you thought!)

Here's the trailer:

"30 Minutes B.C.: A Nativity Play" Trailer from G.K. Chesterton Entertainment on Vimeo.

Concert Time! The #MediaNuns are singing #HomeforChristmas

After a year like 2020,
🎄we need a little Christmas, right?🎄

☃️Well, put on your Christmas socks!☃️

We may not be on the road this year, but the Daughters of St Paul 🌟Christmas Concert🌟 will go on!

Instead of a three-week coast-to-coast tour, we are offering a Virtual Concert on Thursday, December 3.

That's right. One concert. Online. 

Thursday.

We're logging on at 6:45 PM Central Time on the official Daughters of St Paul YouTube channel, so join us! The show really begins at 7:00, so you can use the time to invite your friends, exchange greetings with #MediaNuns and visitors from around the country and (we hope!) the world, and generally get a little Christmas spirit going.  

If you know us, you already realize that this will be more "Sister Act" than "Sound of Music." It should be a lot of fun for everyone. 

We'll be using the hashtag #HomeforChristmas across our social media platforms so you can find us that way and we can find and share your posts and comments, too! 

When the time comes, you will even be able to watch it right here: