tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933501.post6369525175422566175..comments2024-03-20T12:50:48.895+08:00Comments on The Ignatian Perspective: The Reason For The SeasonAmadeohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00040096079637569742noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933501.post-79025019996826086252008-01-08T02:25:00.000+08:002008-01-08T02:25:00.000+08:00ah yes, but the meaning of X is getting lost nowad...ah yes, but the meaning of X is getting lost nowadays.-= dave =-https://www.blogger.com/profile/07836619852171963155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933501.post-24810962166994568172007-12-26T11:18:00.000+08:002007-12-26T11:18:00.000+08:00Likewise here, Phil. My sincere good wishes for t...Likewise here, Phil. My sincere good wishes for the holidays to you and yours. <BR/><BR/>Just got home from a 60 mile drive to be with the kids and the wife's sibling, for a little gathering. And that will be that till New Year's eve.Amadeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040096079637569742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933501.post-7436334507725792572007-12-26T10:06:00.000+08:002007-12-26T10:06:00.000+08:00You know why I dislike it so much? Aside from the ...You know why I dislike it so much? Aside from the fireworks, which seems so incongruent to me and is definitely a "different strokes" thing just as you say, I hate the constant intonation of "Merry Christmas" from virtually everyone that sees me as a potential gift giver. Its the most cynical display I've ever seen. The last two or three days before "the day" I don't even go out of the house. But to you, I say heartily, Merry Christmas my friend...PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933501.post-48466482983176668452007-12-26T02:22:00.000+08:002007-12-26T02:22:00.000+08:00As always, Phil, different strokes for different f...As always, Phil, different strokes for different folks.<BR/><BR/>But you are not getting off that fast. Remember over there you have the longest holiday season, lasting well into mid January. HeHeHe.Amadeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040096079637569742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933501.post-9245685704495946932007-12-25T23:38:00.000+08:002007-12-25T23:38:00.000+08:00No offense buddy, but I like Christmas, just not o...No offense buddy, but I like Christmas, just not over HERE! Thank God its over...PhilippinesPhilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921214743105919057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933501.post-72641776127474618652007-12-25T02:12:00.000+08:002007-12-25T02:12:00.000+08:00bw, faiths do diverge on doctrinal issues, but by ...bw, faiths do diverge on doctrinal issues, but by and large, religion ought to arrive at what it is intended to do and what the word, religio, means, which is to re-connect to man's nature.<BR/><BR/>Eric, a Jesuit education can be such an enduring influence in the lives of many who have gone through their rigorous programs of personal development. <BR/><BR/>But one must be open to the idea that maybe nowadays things have changed, that people have differing ways of expressing their spirituality.<BR/><BR/>To all, may blessings and grace be always with you the whole year through.Amadeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040096079637569742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933501.post-13337324103306104662007-12-24T12:45:00.000+08:002007-12-24T12:45:00.000+08:00Many thanks for the explanation on "Xmas." You sh...Many thanks for the explanation on "Xmas." You should have been a priest, Amadeo :)<BR/><BR/>A joyous holiday season for you and your entire family!Señor Enriquehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15110290769417627313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933501.post-59320568032624795792007-12-24T11:47:00.000+08:002007-12-24T11:47:00.000+08:00The diety of Christ and the Holy Trinity are dogma...The diety of Christ and the Holy Trinity are dogmas that terribly confuses the Jews and Moslems, the two other religions that believe in the Torah ( Old Testament) to the point that they accuse Christianity of being polytheistic, departing from the teachings of Abraham and the subsequent prophets. Anyway, this is another topic of discussion altogether.<BR/><BR/>For now I just want to wish you and Merry Christmas and A Happy New year. May you have a bountiful 2008 :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933501.post-49094609219681264282007-12-24T00:47:00.000+08:002007-12-24T00:47:00.000+08:00Dave:I believe you refer to the word, Xmas. I rea...Dave:<BR/><BR/>I believe you refer to the word, Xmas. I read somewhere about this when I was a teen, that it was a shorthand way of designating the word, Christ. And that it was the Christians’ way of keeping their religious affiliation amongst themselves for fear of reprisals. And the letter X does form like a cross, the symbol of Christ. Again, when I was younger I had seen images of St. Peter strapped to a cross similarly made, but held upside down.<BR/><BR/>And here's a more formal explanation: <BR/><BR/><I>Short Hand: The idea of using ‘X’ in place of Christ is not a modern idea. In the Modern Roman Alphabet, the first letter of the word ‘Christ’ is ‘chi’ which is represented by a symbol similar to the letter ‘X’<BR/><BR/>You will frequently see people write Xmas as well as Xian, which means Christian, using the same principle. [Cross and Chi -- Two chi's superimposed upon one another. The chi in its normal position represents Christ. The chi in the position of the cross represents Christ's crucifixion.]<BR/><BR/>Source: Paul G. Donelson</I><BR/><BR/>BTW, if you observe the priest’s vestments at Mass, you should be able to see the two chi’s in some of the older symbols.<BR/><BR/>Anyway, Merry Christ’s Mass, too.Amadeohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00040096079637569742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933501.post-9681633196291436422007-12-23T23:41:00.000+08:002007-12-23T23:41:00.000+08:00Merry Christmas Amadeo!My commemoration of the Rea...Merry Christmas Amadeo!<BR/><BR/>My commemoration of the Reason for the season involves little things like spelling Christmas in full.<BR/><BR/>It would be also good to resist the consumerism of this times, I'd only buy gifts if required (or maybe I'm just stingy, hehehe).-= dave =-https://www.blogger.com/profile/07836619852171963155noreply@blogger.com