(Mouseover the bottom left of screen to play/pause the video; bottom right to mute the music.) Red columns — symbolizing Christ's blood and sacrifice — that frame our St. Joseph Cathedral Nativity — painted by Bulgarian artist Stoyko Stoykov — video will support the new baldacchino, designed by Liturgical Architect Duncan G. Stroik. It will rise high above the altar of the Cathedral and be crowned by a dome. (Architectural renderings by Duncan G. Stroik Architects, courtesy St. Joseph Cathedral.) ...
Hearfelt Wishes for a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year! — Alexis
Greek High School student Níke among the Crèchemania nativities she loves to create — (from left) the Flower Nativity, Svatava's Nativity, The Rams Crèche, and Celso Rosa's Arches Crèche — at the Art Department of Piraeus High School No. 9. (Photo courtesy Kyriakí Potóglou.) By way of the Czech Republic and Svatava Vizinová, the Midwest and Crèchemania, to Piraeus, Greece, where a hand-made crèche decorates Kyriakí Potóglou's Christmas tree — Svatava's Nativity. Outside ...
Turn your Christmas tree into a Crèche Tree — Crèchemania's very own, with beautiful musical arrangements by Dan Goeller. How many paper nativities you can get on your Crèche Tree! I have been spending pleasant hours during my pre-Christmas travel hiatus to work on the redesign of Crechemania.com. Your response to the new, easier-to-navitage design? Overwheliming: in just a few days, almost 2,000 free downloads have been sent out into the world ...
In three layers created out of a single sheet, the Magi adore and candles burn brightly — the Candle Triptych. "Up In the Air" is a new movie about a man who lives out of his suitcase, and I can't wait to see it. I'll be comparing the verisimilitude of the picture with my experience this summer when I was on the go for almost three months. I've been sharing some of my journey on this blog, but what I haven't had time to share with you ...