9 Ways a Catholic Student Can Celebrate Christmas on Campus

It's OK to say "Merry Christmas"

Just as the Christ Child was rejected 2,000 years ago, and had nowhere but a cold stable for a birthplace, our world has little to do with Christmas.

Articles questioning the existence of Christ, the virginity of Mary, and other Catholics tenets are disseminated by the media, and lawsuits aim to remove “offensive” Nativity scenes from the public square.
What can be done? TFP Student Action has compiled a list of very concrete actions you can take to celebrate Our Lord’s coming this Christmas Season.

1. Never use the “H” words: “Happy Holidays.” The secular term means nothing and only serves to erase the memory of Christ from Christmas and the Holy Season we celebrate. Avoid “X-Mas” too. Wherever you go, make it a point to wish others a Merry Christmas: at the supermarket, in class, in the cafeteria, on the phone, in e-mails. You’ll be surprised. Many people will appreciate your Christian convictions.
2. Decorate your college dorm: Hang beautiful Christmas ornaments from your dorm window.  Pick up some large poster board and markers at the bookstore and make signs that read, for example, “Just Say Merry Christmas!” Write with big clear letters. Tape one sign to your dorm window facing out for everyone to see. Place another on your dorm door. Encourage your friends to do the same.

3. Send Christmas cards: Send a Christmas card with a religious message to your most liberal professor. Mention that you will pray for him/her. You can also send a card to the president of your college or university. Also, look for an opportunity to write a letter to the editor of your local newspaper about Christmas. Letters receive avid and wide readership. Try it.

4. Organize a Christmas celebration: Set up a Nativity scene on the quad or “free speech” area of campus. Invite your friends to help you. Be creative. Sing traditional Christmas carols. St. Augustine said: “He who sings prays twice.” You might also choose to pray the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary as a group. Close the celebration with Silent Night. Meet somewhere for refreshments. Talk about Christmas.

5. Plan a Eucharistic adoration: Find an Adoration Chapel near you, ask your friends to join you for a holy hour before Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament in honor of Christmas. Mark your calendar for a convenient time before Christmas break. Evenings are best for students.  After your holy hour, go out for coffee.
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6. Visit the sick: Those suffering in hospitals and nursing homes faintly remember the joy of Christmas. Illness, pain and loneliness overwhelm them as they spend their last days. It is a work of mercy to visit the sick and suffering. You can bring joy and Christmas cheer to someone forgotten in a hospital or old folks home. Your local nursing home will likely welcome visitors. Take something to give away; for example, Miraculous Medals. Everyone likes them. To order free Miraculous Medals, call 1-888-317-5571.

7. Prepare yourself spiritually: The Season of Advent prepares us to celebrate the Birth of Our Lord worthily. We should erect a throne in our souls to receive the King of kings. For that reason, it is an excellent time to make a good Confession and make sacrifices. For example, give up watching TV or surfing the Internet.

8. Write a Christmas message to the troops: Thank them for their sacrifice and service. Show them your support. Wish the troops a blessed Christmas and tell them you will remember them in your prayers. Remind them that people back home appreciate them. Send a message to the troops.
9. Do you have any suggestions? Please contact TFP Student Action with your suggestions to complete number nine. We would like to hear from you. Send your e-mail to: mail@tfpstudentaction.org and thank you for your efforts to restore the real meaning of Christmas.

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3 Catholic Colleges Host Impure Events – protest

Catholics should protest three Jesuit Universities, where students started Lent by celebrating homosexuality, cross-dressing and pornography. I’ll spare you the graphic details, but according to press reports:

1. Georgetown University funded a “Sex Positive Week,” hosting speakers who openly promote same-sex “marriage” and porn.
   
   
2. Loyola University of Chicago showed pro-homosexual film Brother to Brother as part of a semester-long “Color of Queer Film Series.” Upcoming films include Blossoming of Maximo Oliveros which is about a 12 year-old boy who falls in “love” with a male police officer.
   
   
3. Seattle University held a “Transgender Awareness Week” that had a session on transgender Bible heroes and “Criss-Cross Day,” where students were encouraged to “come dressed for the day in your best gender-bending outfit.”
   

It makes my blood pressure rise. College campuses are “ground zero” in the culture war. That is why you and I cannot allow impurity to reign because of our silent omission. Students, parents, and alumni must voice their objection.

Spread the word and send a personal note or make a phone call to the presidents of these three Catholic Universities:

Georgetown University
Dr. John J. DeGioia
Office of the President
204 Healy Hall
37th & O Streets, NW
Washington, DC 20057
Tel: (202) 687-4134
Fax: (202) 687-6660
Email: president@georgetown.edu

Seattle University
Fr. Stephen Sundborg, SJ
Office of the President
901 12th Avenue – Admin. Bldg. 109
Seattle, WA 98122-1090
Phone: (206) 296-1891
Email: SUNDBORG@seattleu.edu

Loyola University of Chicago
Fr. Michael J. Garanzini, SJ
Office of the President
820 N. Michigan Avenue
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: (312) 915-6400
Email: mgaranz@luc.edu

Bishops blast V-Monologues play on Catholic campuses

Members of the Campus Rosary Crusade have been opposing productions of the lewd V-Monologues play over the years -- especially when they are presented at Catholic institutions of higher learning such as the University of Notre Dame, where they subvert Catholic morality and thus have no place. There are new developments to report.

Just recently, Catholics protested at Loyola in New Orleans. The next day, Archbishop Alfred C. Hughes of New Orleans issued a statement against the play, saying

Academic freedom encourages the pursuit of the truth. Academic freedom is prostituted when it is used to justify activities which dehumanize women and perpetuate blatant falsehood.

Likewise, Bishop D'Arcy issued a powerful statement condemning the decision of Fr. Jenkins, president of Notre Dame, for allowing the play to disgrace campus later this month.

Bishop D’Arcy also criticized the play’s scheduling for Holy Week, saying, “If this play is performed on the dates scheduled, it will be held during Easter week, the holiest time of the church year… Surely Notre Dame will not prefer or even seem to prefer the requirements of the V-Day campaign to the proper observance of Easter.”

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Please include this intention in your Rosaries...

Feminists at 20 Catholic colleges and universities plan to assault Catholic moral teaching with performances of The V-Monologues. Year after year, during the weeks surrounding St. Valentine’s Day, prominent Catholic institutions have allowed the play to carry on despite its vulgar anti-Catholic message of sexual anarchy.

Sign this protest now to defend the truth