Creating a Catholic Culture

Christmas is a miraculous season. It is when we acknowledge that the Creator and Lord of the Universe entered into His own creation, entered into history, for redemption of all humanity. He is King of all kings, deserving of all the grandeur afforded the worldly kings and queens and then some, but does not even receive what is common to even the poorest of Americans. Jesus, who in His very nature is God, was laid in a manger, a feeding trough if you will. He was born in the outskirts of the Roman Empire, in the town of Bethlehem (which is translated into house of bread). The majority of the world did not recognize who He was when He was born. Yet, it is of Christ that angels sang, wise men traveled and shepherds quaked. In beholding this baby, they beheld the face of God. This year we have been focusing on the fact that we are made for more. Jesus, giving up heaven’s throne to live among us revealed to us what the more we are made for looks like. Jesus, giving up heaven’s throne, puts in action the principalities that reclaim our brokenness and sinfulness and transforms us into saints. Christmas is a miraculous season.