WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR CHRISTMAS?

PARADIGM SHIFT

Nicolas said, "Mom, my classmate said she does not like me anymore." And victoriously he exclaimed, "That means she liked me before!"

What Do You See?
A young woman or an old lady?

"40"

Nicolas watched on DVD, U2's "Vertigo 2005 - Live From Chicago". He learned and sang a new song today, U2's "40". "I will sing, sing a new song..."

IMMACULATE CONCLUSION

During a sleepover, Savion and Nicolas were wondering about "the validity" of their cousin's existence. They had an animated discussion about the matter. Nicolas asked, "How can you be alive if your father is not married to your mother?" Savion added, "How can that be possible? Shouldn't your father and mother be married so that you will be born?" Nicolas wondered, "Yes. How can you be here?" The cousin replied, "Well, it's just that. I'm here. My mom and dad did not work out but I was born."

Savion and Nicolas still did not understand the situation. Their mother overheard the discussion and gave assistance and assured the cousin that, in due time, she will explain the matter to the boys. Savion excitedly concluded, "Wow! Your mom is one of the luckiest women in the world! She is like the Virgin Mary." And with a hint of disappointment he uttered, "I wish my mom were a Virgin too."

"The Annunciation"
by Fra Angelico