Comments on: Happy Generic Greeting From the USCCB http://catholicinformation.aquinasandmore.com/2006/12/13/happy-generic-greeting-from-the-usccb/ If it\'s Catholic we\'ll talk about it and probably sell it. Fri, 25 Jul 2008 05:05:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Imelda http://catholicinformation.aquinasandmore.com/2006/12/13/happy-generic-greeting-from-the-usccb/#comment-474 Imelda Thu, 14 Dec 2006 22:25:13 +0000 http://catholicinformation.wordpress.com/2006/12/13/happy-generic-greeting-from-the-usccb/#comment-474 I think it is an example of how language changes due to the way it is used (or not used) in the popular culture. Who would ever think that “Merry Christmas” would become quaint, kind of like saying “Good Day” or referring to boys as “Master (fill in the last name) or girls as maidens? What we don’t use, we lose, so let us be careful in our speech and help everybody along by keeping “Merry Christmas” current rather than allowing it to become an anachronism. I think it is an example of how language changes due to the way it is used (or not used) in the popular culture. Who would ever think that “Merry Christmas” would become quaint, kind of like saying “Good Day” or referring to boys as “Master (fill in the last name) or girls as maidens? What we don’t use, we lose, so let us be careful in our speech and help everybody along by keeping “Merry Christmas” current rather than allowing it to become an anachronism.

]]> By: Bob Morgan http://catholicinformation.aquinasandmore.com/2006/12/13/happy-generic-greeting-from-the-usccb/#comment-473 Bob Morgan Thu, 14 Dec 2006 11:00:05 +0000 http://catholicinformation.wordpress.com/2006/12/13/happy-generic-greeting-from-the-usccb/#comment-473 Further evidence that we need to pray for our Priests and all Religious.....at all levels, especially those in policy making roles such as bishops, cardinals and the Pope. Also pray for vocations. Further evidence that we need to pray for our Priests and all Religious…..at all levels, especially those in policy making roles such as bishops, cardinals and the Pope. Also pray for vocations.

]]> By: Mark http://catholicinformation.aquinasandmore.com/2006/12/13/happy-generic-greeting-from-the-usccb/#comment-472 Mark Wed, 13 Dec 2006 20:57:58 +0000 http://catholicinformation.wordpress.com/2006/12/13/happy-generic-greeting-from-the-usccb/#comment-472 Are you sure it's not just an Americanism, as opposed to ...a secularism! Are you sure it’s not just an Americanism, as opposed to …a secularism!

]]> By: Christine the Soccer Mom http://catholicinformation.aquinasandmore.com/2006/12/13/happy-generic-greeting-from-the-usccb/#comment-471 Christine the Soccer Mom Wed, 13 Dec 2006 18:26:49 +0000 http://catholicinformation.wordpress.com/2006/12/13/happy-generic-greeting-from-the-usccb/#comment-471 Should we boycott the USCCB because they didn't say "Merry Christmas?" /sarcasm ;) Should we boycott the USCCB because they didn’t say “Merry Christmas?”

/sarcasm ;)

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