In 1224, inspired by the sight of shepherds tending their flocks in the moonlight, St. Francis of Assisi asked a wealthy friend from Greccio, Italy, to help him construct a live manger scene (the ...
My father's vascular dementia, and then his death at Christmas, made me realise how ill-equipped we are to talk about loss.
The 15th annual live manger scene will be on Sunday in the Big Red Barn south of the Fonner Park Café.