I am staying at my parents house for a few days and have very limited access to the world but I just wanted to take a moment and wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. The birth of one single child has never been and will never be so celebrated as the birth of this Child. Praise God that Mary had the faith to accept what Gabriel said to her, that Joseph had the faith to accept Gabriel’s message to him and that Joachim and Anna had the sense to accept that Mary was not lying to them.

Our God is with us – Emmanuel!