Every Christmas, we return to a familiar story. A young couple. A long journey. Closed doors. A Child laid not in comfort, but in a manger—because there was no room .  In many cultures, this story is not merely read; it is reenacted . One such tradition is Las Posadas , a nine-night journey rooted in Mexican Catholic life, where communities walk from door to door singing the plea of Mary and Joseph:  “In the name of Heaven, I beg you for lodging,   for she cannot walk, my bel

Advent is never meant to be comfortable. It is a season that gently — and sometimes uncomfortably — invites us to look inward, to examine our hearts, and to ask difficult questions about how we live, what we value, and whom we love. In this sense, A Christmas Carol is far more than a festive tale. It is, as many have observed, a profoundly Catholic Advent story — one of conscience, conversion, and concrete acts of charity.  Ebenezer Scrooge’s journey mirrors what Advent asks