December 16 marks the start of the Mexican "La Posadas," a string of nightly neighborhood processions recreating Mary and Joseph's search for shelter. Funny how we worship a Homeless Man each Sunday and ignore homeless thousands each Monday.
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Christmas. Show all posts
Friday, December 18, 2009
Buying Christmas
I read this in an e-mail yesterday:
"A friend of mine reports that she went home and sang [a carol] to herself after Christmas shopping to 'purge' herself of all the Santa and holiday gift giving songs she'd been hearing."
It seems to me we can hardly complain about the commercialization of Christmas after a day of shopping.
"A friend of mine reports that she went home and sang [a carol] to herself after Christmas shopping to 'purge' herself of all the Santa and holiday gift giving songs she'd been hearing."
It seems to me we can hardly complain about the commercialization of Christmas after a day of shopping.
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