In this brief seasonal podcast (15 minutes) we will cover the meaning of 12 familiar, yet seldom understood, terms related to Christmas. Download here. Christmas: Christ + mass. Mass < Ite, missa est [?finita], the dismissal words of the medieval church service. A connection has been suggested with Luke 2:29, Simeon's words in the Nunc Dimittis. For  Read More  

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