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Christmas inspires generosity and cheer, even in the non-religious
The holiday season for many of us can be both joyful and challenging, frequently at the same time.
I grew up in a non-religious household, my mother only finding her way back to the Catholic Church after my siblings and I were all grown, and for a long time Christmas was merely a hectic, stressful time of year when everyone spends too much money and indulges in too much food and drink.
About a decade ago, on pilgrimage to the National Shrine of Our Lady of Ta’Pinu in Gozo – the island next to Malta – I found myself walking through corridors lined floor to ceiling with tokens of answered prayer.