Christmas Is For This Moment

Christmas is for children, many people say. And they’re right. After all, it was the arrival of an infant that brought about the whole thing, anyway. 
 
Perhaps that’s why it’s especially troubling that one of the worst weeks in our country in recent memory took place during the holiday season. It’s been mentioned more than once that the parents of the 20 children killed in the Newtown, Conn. shootings will be staring at presents beneath their tree that will never be opened by their intended recipients. 
 
After shedding plenty of tears about the incident–as well as a similar one in China, and[…]