Category Archives: Christmas

Confessions of a Stupid Man

Posted on January 11, 2014 by cwny

What can I give him, poor as I am?If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;If I were a wise man, I would do my part;Yet what can I give him, give him my heart. -Christina Rosetti __________ … Continue reading →

Posted in Christianity: Neither a Theory Nor a Philosophy, Christmas, Older posts (pre-April 2019), Third Dumb Brother | Tagged | Comments Off on Confessions of a Stupid Man

The Little European Town of Bethlehem

Posted on December 14, 2013 by cwny

And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Europe as the Christ-Bearer, Older posts (pre-April 2019) | Tagged , , , | Comments Off on The Little European Town of Bethlehem

Till the Ending of the World

Posted on December 7, 2013 by cwny

But never the gloom that lowers over the fortune of the cause, nor anything which the great may do towards hastening their own fall, can make me repent of what I have done by pen or voice (the only arms … Continue reading →

Posted in Christmas, Europe as the Christ-Bearer, Older posts (pre-April 2019) | Tagged , , | Comments Off on Till the Ending of the World

The 12th Day of Christmas

Posted on January 5, 2013 by cwny

Dark and dull night, flie hence away,And give the honour to this dayThat sees December turned to May *             *             *             *             * Why does the chilling winter’s morneSmile like a field beset with corn?Or smell like to a meade … Continue reading →

Posted in Antique Christianity, Christmas, Older posts (pre-April 2019), Restoration of European civilization | Tagged , | Comments Off on The 12th Day of Christmas

Even to the Edge of Doom

Posted on December 15, 2012 by cwny

Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks, But bears it out even to the edge of doom. -Wm. Shakespeare __________ Just a few nights ago I saw what has become a very rare sight in this brave new … Continue reading →

Posted in Blood faith, Christian counter-attack, Christmas, Grazers, Older posts (pre-April 2019) | Tagged | Comments Off on Even to the Edge of Doom

The Strength of Innocence

Posted on December 8, 2012 by cwny

Away in a manger, no crib for his bed, The little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head. The stars in the sky looked down where he lay, The little Lord Jesus, asleep on the hay. The cattle are lowing, … Continue reading →

Posted in Christ the Hero, Christmas, Fairy tale mode of understanding, Older posts (pre-April 2019), Restoration of European civilization | Tagged | Comments Off on The Strength of Innocence