I already wrote one blog on here about Christmas, but I wanted to take a moment to share a couple more things. The plan is to edit this as time goes on with any really good articles about Christmas that I come across; feel free to comment and share those with me!
One thing I really wanted to share is an interview done by La Stampa with Pope Francis in which he says some pretty wonderful things. The first few questions are all about Christmas, and I found them to be very beautiful and profound. After the talk of Christmas, the interview then shifts to clearing up some of the misunderstanding from his Papacy and writings so far, which is also worth reading. You can read that full interview here: Never be Afraid of Tenderness.
I have the privilege of writing at IgnitumToday.com, and I have to say I have been very uplifted by many of the things that I have read on there over the last couple of days. If you go to ignitumtoday.com and just check out the home page you'll find some good ones! I wrote one, too, which you can find here: Oh Silent Night.
Because if you read anything I write, you know I can't resist things written by Benedict XVI, here is a blog called "Jesus' Infancy through the Eyes of Benedict XVI". This is a bit more academic, but is still an easy to read explanation of how to view the Infancy Narratives in terms of the question of historical fact versus nice story.
If you have heard about the chaos behind the date December 25th and the traditional arguments that it was because of a Pagan holiday or something, there is a great article from Catholic Answers here which provides some pretty good evidence that the date was chosen not because of the Pagan's but actually because of Christ's cross. Check it out: Why December 25
What other Christmas articles/blogs/etc. have you read that would be helpful to share? Let me know!
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