It is Christmastime in 2017. Most years I put a little post about Christmas. Some are better than others. This year I linked Christmas with a short story by Cyril Kornbluth and Frederik Pohl. (https://munsonmissions.org/2017/12/22/christmas-and-the-gift-of-garigolli/) However, two of my favorites I wrote were from 2012. You may want to read them. Christmas, It's Okay... Really. …
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Christmas Wish
I am not sure that this cartoon has a lot of theological significance... but since today is Christmas... a beautiful day often marred by soul-shriveling avarice, there is a certain charm of a stick figure who is fully satisfied. Perhaps we all need a bit of dissatisfaction to learn and grow, but perhaps not. My …
End of the Year Thoughts
2013 has come to an end. I am just going to throw out some fairly random items to close out the year. I. The following shows the top posts over 2013. I am not sure what to make of them. "St. Boniface and the Peregrini" seemed to be caught up in some search engines for …
St. Joseph at Christmas
We know Joseph gets downplayed at Christmas. I suppose it is understandable. But let's just take a moment to think about his role. David Zimmerman in "Comic Book Character" notes that mankind takes on four major roles in the Bible. In the Bible, God clearly takes on the role of hero, not people. However, people …
Christmas. It’s Okay… Really.
A few thoughts on Christmas. May as well get the thinking started now. 1. It is OKAY to Christianize a pagan holiday. <An Issue of Contextualization.> Some are bothered by this and make this a big issue at certain times of the year. But Christianization is simply the subversion or reinterpretation of symbols. This is …