We Americans, surrounded by our devices and other distractions, tend to use our available “leisure” time to escape into idleness and amusements. Neil Postman wrote about this American cultural problem in a 1985 book he appropriately called: Amusing Ourselves to Death.

Originally published on Dec. 18, 2020 at https://reginaacademies.org/2020/12/18/the-word-was-made-flesh/ Christmas, 2020 In just a few days, when we all gather at our parishes to celebrate Christmas Mass, we will do something we only do once each year –  genuflect as we recite these words of the Creed… “…by the Holy Spirit [he] was incarnate of the...