The Two Weeks of Christmas
Monday, December 26th, 2011 Posted in writing | Comments Off on The Two Weeks of ChristmasIf you say, “Merry Christmas!” to someone after December 25, you’ll probably get a puzzled look, for in our society, once the 25th has come and gone, Christmas is over. But for centuries, Christmas Day was really the beginning of ...
Post-Christmas Pondering
Sunday, January 9th, 2011 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Post-Christmas PonderingThe liturgical Christmas season ended this year (2011) on January 9, the feast of the Baptism of the Lord. Lent doesn’t begin until March 9, so we have two months; but to do what? How about doing what Mary did? According ...
Holiday Returns
Sunday, January 2nd, 2011 Posted in writing | Comments Off on Holiday ReturnsAbout 30 per cent of this year’s Christmas gifts will be returned to the store because their recipients decided they were the wrong size, the wrong color, or wrong style. From the crowds I saw making returns in the stores ...
