“In a sermon broadcast on the BBC on Dec. 25, 1950, Msgr. Ronald Knox observed that ‘we make a holiday of Christmas only if we have the strength of mind to creep up the nursery stairs again, and pretend that we never came down them.’ In my case, the stairs in question led, not to a nursery, but to the children’s bedroom I shared with my brother at 1 Regester Avenue in the Baltimore suburb of Rodgers Forge. And down the stairs we slid, Christmas morning, to discover what had arrived (or, as we later learned, what had been assembled, often with the aid of my grandfather Weigel) the night before. The day that followed was one unmitigated happiness; and from the distance of more than half a century, I still remember the sweet sadness of Christmas night, brought on by the thought that it was now a full year until Christmas came ‘round again.’”
In a recent column, George Weigel (columnist and Distinguished Senior Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center, Washington, DC) reflected on how cynicism and irony are serious impediments to receiving the Christmas message from the Gospel and embracing friendship with the Lord Jesus.
To access Mr. Weigel’s complete essay, please visit:
The Catholic Difference: Christmas: cure for cynicism and irony (19 DEC 12)
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