Joyce, Jesus, Goddesses & Groundhogs

Today is an auspicious date on the literary and liturgical calendars. James Joyce was born in Dublin on February 2, 1882.
On top of that it Candlemas and Groundhog Day.

The 12 Myths of Christmas (1)

Today, December 6, is the feast of Saint Nicholas. It makes a perfect day to consider one of the first of the “myths” of Christmas.

Dueling Christmas Billboards

There is a new skirmish in the so-called “Christmas Wars.”

If you are coming to see the Big Tree in Rockefeller Center by way of the Lincoln Tunnel, you’ll be greeted by two starkly opposing views of the Christmas Season. As the Daily News reported on December 2, an atheist group placed a billboard at the approach to the Lincoln Tunnel saying “You know it’s a myth.” A Catholic group responded with a billboard of its own saying “You know it’s real,” with a picture of Jesus and Mary.