Marking the Christmas Season

The topic assigned me is for a special issue on Christmas. It strikes me that it is made to order for the rubric "When Thou Sittest In Thine House. . ." which deals with the Christian family and home. If there is one notion that we associate with Christmas it is that of family get-togethers. And if there is one fear we have, it is, I should think, the adverse effect that the world's celebration can have on our children (some might even say, the adverse effect the CHURCH'S celebration of...