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Family Nativity
Rev. A.J. Beavers Using Family Nativity Sets in the Time of the Scattered Church While the coronavirus will mean that there won’t be...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 3 min
A Special Message from our President
November 1, 2020 Happy Fall one and all, I hope this finds you well.much has happened over these last few months - even if we have been...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 3 min
Outside the Box
By Neil Allen. Talking with a new nativity friend the other day we were speaking about a very carefully collected set that took years and...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
Still time to register for the Annual Meeting!
Sneak peak at one of the many sets to be share electronically with Friends of the Creche on November 21st at 1 p.m. EST. This unique...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 2 min
Nativity Markets
by Neil Allen A recent conversation among our board members about the state of the nativity markets prompted a lively discussion. With a...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
Miniature Size/Maximum Craftsmanship
Germany By Michelle Devitt Miniatures have always fascinated me because of the delicate nature of their size. Seeing miniscule nativites,...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
Rita Bocher Shares a link
Recently, Rita was contacted by a society of Creche lovers in Spain to do a presentation for their organization from the archive files as...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 3 min
When I grow up I want to be like Patty
My dear friend and team member of the 2021 Portland Convention recently lost everything in one of the wildfires that ripped through her...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
Marian Library link worth your time to watch!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad2-cwBLhN4
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 3 min
Meet our Board Nominees
Judy Klein Judy Klein comes to us from Denton, Texas. She is retired Office Manager at Mulkey-Mason Funeral Home after 19 years. Prior...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
A few more from Michael Whalen's Collection
Thailand Slovakia Indonesia Poland
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
Fr Roten #43: Austria - As it was in the beginning
As It Was in the Beginning John Schnegg The artist, John Schnegg, works in the tradition of his homeland, Tyrolia. The style is oriental,...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
Fr Roten Blog #42: Ghana
The Land of Rhythm John Tse Ghana is called the land of rhythm not least because it is the land of drums. Many of the drums are carved...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
Fr Roten Blog #41: Italy
Life Is Theater Angela Tripi, Peter Wolf This set wants to convey drama. Its setting is the stage, its scenery the customary ruins of...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
Fr Roten #40: Switzerland
In Search of Truth Caritas Müller Part rough and part glazed, this set was made for the Marian Library Collection by Swiss artist Sr....
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
Fr Roten Blog #39: Haiti
Culture of Death Patrick Pierre Carved wood The adult ponders: Are we exporting a culture of death? Are the symbols of life swallowed up...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
Fr Roten Blog #38: Israel/Palestine
A Staircase to Heaven Issa Abu Aita (Israel/Bethlehem) This artwork is more than a nativity set. It is a little synthesis of the...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
Fr Roten Blog #37: Guyana
..In What Is Most Precious Macushi Artisans The material used to craft this nativity is Balata, a natural latex rubber tapped from the...
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Neil Allen
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
Fr Roten #36: Germany/cradle and cross
Cradle and cross are never far apart in Christian thought. The first leads to the second, as certain as Christmas leads to Easter. At...
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