The Heart Of Christmas
By DONALD DeMARCO The heart of Christmas is the birth of a child. Puer natus in Bethlehem, Alleluia! We all know this and it has been reiterated millions of times. Yet, like a beautiful melody, it bears being repeated again and again. The Nativity was no ordinary event. Indeed, it is the single most important event in human history. It is a birth that calls for the rebirth of “all men of goodwill.” And yet, it is the most unlikely event that history has ever known.“Divinity,” as Bishop Fulton Sheen once said, “is always where one least expects to finds it.”One might have expected Jesus, if He were God, to be born in comfortable and hygienic surroundings, assisted by skilled…Continue Reading