GAUDETE! Christus Est Natus!

The above title is Latin for "Rejoice! Christ is born!"

We four contributors to the DR will be with our families this holy weekend. We wish you all a Blessed Christmas, and pray the Holy Family keep you from all sin and evil.

And for our readers, here are some Christmas presents for you - Chesterton writings that pertain in one form or another to Christmas:

From the Web archives, an essay by Fr. James Schall called "Amid Roars of Happy Christmas Laughter".

From Chesterton's book on Charles Dickens, we present Chapter 11, on Dickens' "Christmas Books".

And finally, Gilbert's beautiful "Christmas Carol Poem".

Merry Christmas to all our readers worldwide! Alleluia!