Title: Christmas Joy  Author: Most Rev. James A. Griffin,  Retired Bishop of Columbus, Ohio ISBN: 978-0-8189-1257-X  Paperback: 82 pp.  Price: $4.95 + shipping  To Order call:  1 800-343-ALBA (2522)  Please have your Master  or Visa card ready To order online click here.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church tells us that "All that Jesus did and taught, from the beginning until the day he was taken up to Heaven, is to be seen in he light of the mysteries of Christmas and Easter" (No. 512). Speaking specifically of the mystery of Christmas, the Catechism reminds us that the condition for entering the Kingdom of God is to become a child in relation to God (No. 526). This becoming a child demands that we humble ourselves and be "born of God"; Christ has to literally be formed in us. Christmas is the mystery of this "marvelous exchange." Only when Christ is fully formed in us will the mystery of Christmas be fulfilled in us (cf. No. 526). I offer these Christmas reflections in the hope that they will help fulfill that "marvelous exchange" of life with Christ. Together with my reflections on Easter, may they help to purify and strengthen that light, in which we better understand all that Jesus taught and did during His earthly life.

 

James A. Griffin, studied in Rome at the North American College and spent many years serving the People of God in Cleveland, Ohio before being made Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Columbus. He brings to this work his vast experience as a pastor as well as his skills as a seasoned author, having written more than half a dozen books for ST PAULS / Alba House. The present work is a worthy sequel to his earlier booklet entitled Easter Joy.  Reviews Top of Page