"Christmas is around the corner: lights, sales, candy canes and inflatable reindeer are already all around us. These Christmas accoutrements have become just as traditional as a family gathering in the living room. Every year these trappings show up, and every year the same people show up, whether we are happy or less than happy to see them. Curiously, this is something that seems to plague people every year: 'What do I do when that relative gets here? How will I survive him this year?' A legend from the life of St. Nicholas can teach us a lesson."
In a recent commentary using the example of disc golf, Brother Bruno McHale, O.P.,
reflected on some of the ways in which we can, during family celebrations, be present to those who are annoying to us.
To access Br. Bruno's complete post, please visit:
Dominicana: How to Survive Irritating Relatives This Christmas: A Guide from Saint Nicholas and Hillaire Belloc (5 DEC 23)
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