December 2013

Sixth-graders at St. Stephen the Martyr School in Omaha learned that children in China typically have more homework than they do and probably would prefer playing table tennis over football.

But like children in the United States, the Chinese children likely would have tasted food at McDonald's and Pizza Hut restaurants and seen LeBron James play basketball.

Those lessons came from three Chinese visiting scholars at Creighton University, who taught the sixth-graders about life in China.

The inspiration came Dec. 19 last year, and the 10-stanza poem flowed out, born by love and a desire to share it, said Christine Sachau, a member of St. Francis Parish in Humphrey.

"At Christmas time the Holy Spirit seems more active in my heart," she said. "And the whole poem comes to me at one time."

The inspiration came Dec. 19 last year, and the 10-stanza poem flowed out, born by love and a desire to share it, said Christine Sachau, a member of St. Francis Parish in Humphrey.

"At Christmas time the Holy Spirit seems more active in my heart," she said. "And the whole poem comes to me at one time."

A Peace Light starting in Bethlehem found its way to an Omaha parish Dec. 7.

Spreading a message of peace to people of all faiths, the Peace Light originates from the eternal flame in the Grotto of the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, and it was part of a ceremony at a 7 a.m. Mass at St. Pius X Church.