Fr Roten Blog #16: Venezuela
In Praise of Mothering Taller Elmilagio This nativity representation emphasizes contrast and similarity. The two dominant mother figures...
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mail4creche
- Aug 6, 2020
- 1 min
Fr Roten Blog #15: Cameroon
Tattoos Prescraft Cameroon Churches have been instrumental in promoting art and handicrafts in Africa and elsewhere. This set of...
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mail4creche
- Aug 5, 2020
- 1 min
Fr Roten Blog #14: Sicily
A Lava Nativity (2 of 2) Giusy Toscano Toscano lives in Rome but is Sicilian of origin. The village of her family lies at the foot of...
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mail4creche
- Aug 4, 2020
- 1 min
Fr. Roten Blog #13:Congo
Challenge of Inculturation Ano Mbuta in Kinshasa Congo (Democratic Republic) The figures of this set, made of Lifaki wood, are of...
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mail4creche
- Aug 3, 2020
- 1 min
Fr Roten Blog #12: Brazil
Paradise Lost? Sidney Matias This nativity set shows the two faces of the same reality. It presents the life of the Xingu tribe settled...
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mail4creche
- Aug 2, 2020
- 1 min
Fr. Roten Blog #11:Thailand
Thosaganth and Rama (Bangkok Dolls) Khunying Tongkorn Chandavimol In the classical dance drama of Thailand, Thosagantyh, the demon king,...
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mail4creche
- Aug 1, 2020
- 1 min
Fr Roten Blog #10: Austria
Jesus in a Box Hermine Arbeitshuber Hermine Arbeitshuber built this crèche for The Marian Library Collection. It represents a specific...
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mail4creche
- Jul 31, 2020
- 1 min
Fr Roten Blog #9: Australlia
Ultimate Frontier Artist: Jenny Miller This is a typical Australian nativity set suggesting the harsh sun of the outback and the...
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mail4creche
- Jul 30, 2020
- 1 min
Fr Roten Blog #8: Russia
In the Shadow of the Onion Domes Russian Artists' Cooperative – Linden Wood Crushed by the bulky prominence of the five onion domes? Or...
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mail4creche
- Jul 29, 2020
- 1 min
Fr Roten Blog #7: U.S.A.
Rarified Beauty Artist unknown There was a time, long ago for some but not so long ago for others, when religion marked a clear...
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mail4creche
- Jul 28, 2020
- 1 min
Fr. Roten Blog #6: Colombia
Hands and Feet A. Jimenez Clay This sturdy and earth-bound Nativity offers an overall impression of solid foundation, stability, and...
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mail4creche
- Jul 27, 2020
- 1 min
Fr Roten Blog #5 & Special Announcement: Colombia
Tree Ballet Paula Cuellar of Personitas de Colección (Bogotá) Paula Cuellar of Personitas de Colección (Bogotá) creates magic with...
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mail4creche
- Jul 26, 2020
- 1 min
Fr. Roten Blog#4: Argentina
Still Coming Gracia Kuchaczuk (in the style of Arte Isleño) – Argentina/Mesopotamia Attentive observation suggests that representations...
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mail4creche
- Jul 25, 2020
- 1 min
Fr Roten Blog#3: Zimbabwe
The Ladder Patmore One of the finest bead-and-wire artisan in Zimbabwe, Patmore was born in Chitungwiza, the city where bead and wire art...
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mail4creche
- Jul 24, 2020
- 1 min
Fr Roten Blog #2: Bolivia
Eyes, Eyes Walter Melendres These figures from Jesús de Machaca (Bolivia) are affectionately called “Tilinchos,” meaning “small” in...
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mail4creche
- Jul 23, 2020
- 1 min
Fr. Roten Blog #1: France
The following Nativity is displayed in a unique permanent setting created by Marian Library Crèche Collection volunteers. The descriptive...
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mail4creche
- Jul 23, 2020
- 2 min
Introducing a new blog series from UD
The scene of Christ's birth is one of the most tender and enduring Christmas traditions. It has its origin in the Middle Ages, but came...
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mail4creche
- Jul 18, 2020
- 1 min
Helen's Many Gifts
A Photo Blog by Helen Holder Gifts—Helen Holder If you are a collector, you will get gifts. Some are new nativity sets given for an...
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mail4creche
- Jul 17, 2020
- 1 min
Camino de Santiago
A Traveling photo blog by Carol Williams In 2012 my husband, Terry, and I walked the French Route of the Camino de Santiago, 500 miles...
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mail4creche
- Jul 13, 2020
- 4 min
The Nativity Virus
By Neil Allen - Webmaster If you are anything like me you caught the nativity virus long before Covid-19 was even mentioned in a sentence....
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