CHRISTMAS - it's all in the word
by Dan Herzog
Bishop of Albany

We have seen a secular (could we say sinister) attempt to eliminate "Merry Christmas" and replace it with "Happy Holiday". Take away the name to take away the message.

The word Christmas contains all we need to say about the biggest day on the calendar. Much of the national retail economy revolves around the day. It is the day the telephone wires burn (along with wireless cell phones). Millions of folks travel. Millions even pay an unaccustomed visit to church.

The usefulness of the word is clear. We are celebrating the entry of God into human history- as one of us! God is born as Man at Bethlehem.

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