It might help us to see Christmas for what it is and to think of it accordingly if we stop using the word "Christmas" for a while - - and instead use a longer, more descriptive name, such as: **The Feast of the Incarnation.** It changes our perception for the better. If we took it seriously, who then would ever listen to Mariah Carey singing "All I Want for the Feast of the Incarnation Is You"?

If the Apostle Paul was #Protestant, he would have started his own church.

There is no Christmas without Jesus being born of his human mother, who of her own free will said, "Let it be done to me according to your word." Mary's central role in our salvation must not be undermined.