Christmas and Its Forgotten Message

The often-forgotten message of Christmas is that the child is the center of the family and that the family is the center of the world. At Christmastime, Planned Parenthood celebrates “choice on earth.” But the “choice” for all time was made by Mary at the Annunciation, and her choice was to choose life, a life that would ultimately remind us of its sacred value and inviolability. ...By reversing the order of the family, the whole world is transformed! And here is the forgotten message: By according the child centrality in the family, the whole world is changed for the better because the family’s identity has been transfigured from power to love. Of all the revolutions that man has concocted, only a revolution fueled by love will endure.