At the end of the year, your Catholic listeners are busy celebrating the Christmas holidays with family and friends, and perhaps looking ahead to the new year. Our programs during this season offer the a selection of audio gifts that touch on the mysteries and meanings of this holy time of year. “Exploring our Faith” visits with author Ted Sri, who wrote a book about the infancy narratives—those Gospel stories that tell us about the the wondrous event of Jesus’ birth. He suggests we “reconnect” with a sense of surprise as we read and meditate on the Nativity story.

Producer Judy Zarick brings us a “Living Faith” interview to challenge your listeners to live out their faith. She talks with a physician whose faith motivates him to provide healthcare for some of the most desperate people of the world in sub-Saharan Africa.

We hope you enjoy, with your listeners, a blessed holiday season!

Father Greg Friedman, O.F.M.

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Highlights from this episode include:

St. Ambrose

Dr. Bob Einterz works to provide healthcare for some of the most desperate people of the world through his work at Indiana University School of Medicine.

What is the Solemnity of Mary, Mother of God? How old was Jesus when the wise men came? Why can’t we decorate the church for Christmas during Advent? Why are there three Masses for Christmas?

The Feast of the Holy Family

In the spirit of the season, Servant author Ted Sri talks about the Nativity story in the Gospels and how we can reconnect with a sense of surprise at the Nativity story. (Part II of II)