tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post373196210988507552..comments2023-09-22T06:56:46.508-05:00Comments on Adoro te Devote: O Little Town of BethlehemAdorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02853244433854822731noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-87318315713681648252008-12-27T15:13:00.000-06:002008-12-27T15:13:00.000-06:00Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2009!I invite...Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2009!<BR/><BR/>I invite you to listen a special Christmas episode of my podcast “Levántate y Sal a Caminar”<BR/><BR/>28 minutes of Christmas carols in many languages, meditations and more…(You will be able to listen the carol O little town of Bethlehem...<BR/><BR/>Jesus loves us.<BR/><BR/>Luisa Veyan S.<BR/>Lima/Peru<BR/>You can listen it in: http://levantateysalacaminar.podomatic.com/LuisLiviaLuisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06375981811407296602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-3648540348376172372008-12-26T07:49:00.000-06:002008-12-26T07:49:00.000-06:00Thank you for this excellent reflection. Merry CH...Thank you for this excellent reflection. Merry CHristmas!Barb Szyszkiewiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00329184613713551475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-90773368428546922982008-12-25T22:01:00.000-06:002008-12-25T22:01:00.000-06:00Merry Christmas Adoro!Merry Christmas Adoro!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-61795801013921744992008-12-25T13:39:00.000-06:002008-12-25T13:39:00.000-06:00And do we get this in a Christmas Homily, of cours...And do we get this in a Christmas Homily, of course not ;)Joe of St. Thérèsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06506671882770822003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-31469397698043192212008-12-25T11:59:00.000-06:002008-12-25T11:59:00.000-06:00Good point, but let's also remember the slaughter ...Good point, but let's also remember the slaughter of the Holy Innocents. <BR/><BR/>I do question the sources a bit, although sadly, Protestant biblical scholarship has remained far more faithful than popular "Catholic" scholarship. However, the over-use of historical criticizm is problematic. (It's what Raymond Brown relied upon following Bultmann.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15170815.post-36107385901370576152008-12-25T11:19:00.000-06:002008-12-25T11:19:00.000-06:00and because the reason for that census was to find...<I>and because the reason for that census was to find and kill the King Mary carried in her womb.</I><BR/><BR/>The theory that Herod really called the census is an old one that has fallen out of favor. A census was ordered in several provinces during the reign of Caesar Augustus, often more than once.<BR/><BR/>Usually, the census was used for tax purposes.<BR/><BR/>For some examples, see <A HREF="http://www.orlutheran.com/census.html" REL="nofollow">this article about the census</A>. There is <A HREF="http://www.johnankerberg.org/Articles/editors-choice/EC1205W3C.htm" REL="nofollow">another one here</A> that is also good.<BR/><BR/>Very good point about not worrying about a "perfect Christmas". After all, it's about HIM, not us!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com