Gene Van Son on A Christmas Carol, Economics, and Almsgiving

"For maybe a few weeks or so during the Advent and Christmas seasons and into the New Year, many people take Charles Dickens' message in A Christmas Carol to heart. It's a good message.

"Dickens' neatly sums up his message to the world when Ebenezer Scrooge says to Marley's ghost, 'you were a good businessman,' and Marley's ghost replies, 'Mankind should have been my business.'

"Unfortunately for many of us, all too soon Christmas is over and it's back to the daily grind. The message begins to lose its importance. By the end of January, for far too many, the message has diminished in importance. And for some it's even been forgotten altogether."

In a recent commentary, writer Gene Van Son reflected on the relationship of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol to Catholic Social Teaching.

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Catholic Stand: A Christmas Carol, Luigi Taparelli, Economics, and Almsgiving (1 JAN 18)