Dear Readers of All Faiths...Merry Christmas

Dear readers, I wish for you the peace and joy of this season so special for Christians. But, the hope and promise of Christmas is for all people, as St. Luke told the story in his Gospel. Whether you are Christian or Moslem or Jewish or Buddhist or skeptical of all religion - there is a message of peace and joy for all mankind in St. Luke's timeless story of the angel and the shepherds. So, we pray for our Syrian brothers and sisters, and for all people who are oppressed or hungry or homeless. Let us remember them and find a way, however small, to help them and send them a message of solidarity and hope. Merry Christmas...may God bless us, one and all, Casey pops. Luke 2:8 - 16. And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them: Fear not. For, Behold, I bring you glad tidings of great joy which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you. Ye shall find the Babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and singing: Glory to God in the highest and on Earth, peace, good will to men.