Christ himself would probably not approve of our Christmas

Now that the Christmas season is approaching, many people will find a lot of the mundane things of life affected by the upcoming celebration.

Even simple medical or dental appointments get conveniently shelved until ‘after Christmas’, as the staff, management or company try to grapple with the almost compulsory celebration of Christmas, or the ‘Mass of Christ’.

Isn’t it getting just a little inconvenient? What once was a one-day holiday (December 25th) has morphed into what now is manufactured to appear like a glittering ‘magical’ festive experience, or ‘Yule’ — named, ironically, after a pagan god called ‘Yul’ or ‘Jul,’ and which lasts for weeks.