Merry Christmas!

I hope to post a philosophical analysis of Avatar in the next few days. In the meantime, enjoy a blessed celebration of our Lord's Nativity!

Just a reminder: the world may tear down its Christmas decorations tomorrow, but Christmas is more than a single day:

• The Octave of Christmas ends January 1 with the feast of Mary's Divine Maternity;
• The Twelve Days of Christmas end on January 6, the traditional feast of the Epiphany, which this year happens to fall on the same day in the new calendar;
• The Christmas season ends with the feast of the Baptism of our Lord, January 10 this year.