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A blessed Christmas - much better.

So I got 3 returned Christmas cards this year, because 2 of the people I sent to have died, 1 lady is in a “memory care” home - she has Ahlzheimers.  One of my friends, a former employee, just got out of the hospital after a bi-polar related episodic event.  She had made terroristic threats when her meds had ceased their effectiveness, and an appointment had been missed.  I only found out about it after I called to check up on her the other evening around 6:30PM.  (She yelled at me for calling so early in the morning!  I finally convinced her it was evening.  Fortunately I never annoy her, and we laughed about all of the “misunderstandings” she has been through - she totaled her car as well.)

So yeah - just remember the holidays are really rough for some people.  Not just people with emotional or mental difficulties, but people who are physically ill as well.

Oh!  And please pray for Ken from Hallowed Ground  - he is not feeling well… I mean, really not feeling well. 

Anyway - I recommend that we pray to St. Joseph - Christmas was sort of a worry to him too. 

Have a holly jolly Christmas! 

I often send funny Christmas cards, when I can find good ones, to friends who are not religious.  I also once sent them to co-workers who may or may not have been religious.  All of these friends and acquaintances know I’m religious and they understand I take Christmas very seriously.  Likewise, they were aware of my devotion and fidelity to the Church - hence they didn’t need me reminding them of it all the time.  In other words - I can have fun with these people - they get my dysfunctional humor.  We need to remember that Christmas is also a time for celebration and fun, and face it, some people are not all that pious about the holidays.

Having explained myself on the subject, I wanted to mention a card Polish people in the UK are upset about.  Here is the report:

“Poles in the
UK protest against a Christmas card which features John Paul II and George W. Bush.

The deceased John Paul II is lying on a catafalque. George Bush is standing over him. The speech bubble next to his face says: “What happened to Santa?”. This Christmas card is selling like hot cakes in
Britain, causing outrage amongst the Polish community.   Poles have already informed they would organise street protests.

“It’s appalling. Using the image of the deceased Holy Father is a scandal.” - The News

I’m convinced I ran across a similar card in the shops last year.  Of course I thought it was inappropriate humor and would never have bought it.  Pop-culture is usually inappropriate, and oftentimes gets laughs by being disrespectful of established traditions, morality, the government, what have you.  Nevertheless, there are some things too sacred to exploit for a laugh, and the Pope card happens to be one of them.  In fact, there are a few others which are downright anti-Christ - making fun of the Holy Family and so on.  

Yet I continue to look for funny cards.  In fact, looking for funny cards that make fun of ’secular’ Christmas is really tough this year - so I’m trying to make my own, like the one shown above.  Yeah, I know, it’s derivative and not very funny.  (And yes - I do send out beautiful traditional religious cards as well - to those who appreciate them.)