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\nThe Fact of Christmas  \nVOL.17,NO.3  \nDECEMBER 1961  \nCOMEONE has proposed,more or less seriously,that~:CLitmoL。1  Cao Cl。  Teahewe give Christmas back to Santa Claus.Ihe way hefigured it,the competition between the religious and thecommercial observance of the holiday had long since beensettled and that the best thing to do was to yield thefield and to celebrate Christ's birthday some other time,in peace and quiet.  \nDoers of the Word 3Charles and Rita Strubbe  \nGrowing by Knowing7Willis D.Nutting  \nThe Unwilling Untouchables 11Philip C.Fenton,S.J.  \nSouth American Journal 14Shirley de Leon  \nThe proposal was probably the result of an attack ofoccupational fatigue brought on by a raucous recordingof a popular carol and one too many \"ho,ho,ho's.\"Butit's only wistful thinking.Besides,we need Santa Claus.We need him as a focus for all the good fellowship andthe gift-giving and all the warm and happy feelings ofsolidarity and goodwill.We can surround him withornaments and tinsel and light him up lavishly and sere-nade him with gusto—and prepare our mood for thekernel of the feast.  \nThe Importance of Being Human 17Sister Mary Faith,O.S.B.  \nArt or Confection 20Edward Fischer  \nMystery and Meaning 22Sister M.Elena,C.S.C.  \nReport from Washington 25John C.Hanley  \nMovies 27  \nEdwin Kennebeck  \nTelevision 30  \nOnce the more obvious kinds of sentiment are put intheir rightful place there is less need of confusing themwith the emotions that are inspired by the birth of Christ.The event we are celebrating has its own kind of tenderfeeling accompanying it.The lonely,barren stable,themother and child,the poverty and the danger—all havea claim on our emotions which we nurture with our cribsand carols.And then,when our minds and hearts arethoroughly engaged,we can finally come to what weare really celebrating.It is not an historical event tieddown to a particular time and place;it is a tremendousfact that spans all time:the fact that God became man,that he lived and died as a man and that he will comeagain in triumph.  \nJean Holzhauer  \nBooks 33  \nGrand Kitty from Cavin(short story)35Sister M.Christopher,O.S.F.  \nFront Cover—“A Shepherd's Vision”Anthony Lauck,C.S.C.  \nBack Cover—Margaret Dagenais  \nEditor:James F.Burns  \nAssociate Editor:Betty PrevenderCirculation Manager:Sheila BlondellPromotion Representative:Bernard LyonsBoard of Advisors:Rt.Rev.Msgr.ReynoldHillenbrand,Sister Mariella Gable,O.S.B.,Sister M.Rosenda,O.S.F.,Rev.DennisGeaney,O.S.A.,Mr.Edward Marciniak.TODAY is published monthly,Octoberthrough June,by Today Society.Publica-tion Office:St.Meinrad,Indiana.Addressall correspondence to TODAY,1700 WestJackson Blvd.,Chicago 12,Illinois.Re-entered as second class matter on August  \nChristmas marks a moment of that fact-a joyful andsplendid moment,but only a moment.It marks the be-ginning of a life that leads through Good Friday toEaster,and to Pentecost and beyond.If we isolate it andlimit ourselves to the cozier feelings of friendliness andsympathy,we will be denying ourselves the really power-ful force that comes from the sweep of the liturgy as ittakes us from here to eternity.  \n7,1961,and postage paid,at the PostOffice,St.Meinrad,Indiana.Single sub-scriptions:$2.25;Canada,$2.50;foreign,  \n$2.75.Special rates for bundle orders.Indexed in Catholic Periodical Index.TODAY  \nJobn and Dorothy Drish  \nWIVTHY DOES a suburban housewife andmother,during her own day's rush hour,regularly drop her chores to drive home the pas-sengers who miss the bus at the intersection infront of her home?  \nWhy should a couple with four children oftheir own open their home to many more,bothfoster children and foreign exchange students?  \nAnd why do a man and wife feel such con-cern for the unemployed ex-inmates of the countyjail that they spend long hours getting them jobs?  \nIt is easy to give a glib answer,to pontificateabout the 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