Christmas Day is gone, and I feel like a ran a marathon. I thoroughly enjoy the Day, but it wears me out. I slept over nine hours last night, and I felt like I could've slept another couple.
It was a very good Christmas. We generally don't splurge on our children, but we did this year (at least by our standards). They were very appreciative and thrilled. I'm concerned about the bar for next year, but I'll worry about that in 11 months.
I received a couple of the Ignatius Catholic Studies of the Bible: Matthew, Mark, Luke, and Acts. I've been looking for a good Catholic commentary on the Bible. This series is exactly what I wanted. I struggled with the St. Jerome Biblical Commentary, and I found it too academic (subtle questions of authorship bury the nuggets of interpretative information I want). I've tried other Bible studies, and they're primarily a bunch of questions ("Why did Jesus . . .?), without answers or suggested answers. I see the value in making the reader ponder such things himself, but when you want straight information and Catholic teaching, all the questions are frustrating. Anyway, if you're looking for a good series, check out the link above.
Continue to enjoy the Christmas season. If you've fallen into the blues already, I'm willing to wager $10,000 that you committed the American sin of celebrating during Advent, with the result that you can't celebrate anymore now.
