Merry Christmas not Happy New Year

It may be January but rather than saying “Happy New Year”, we’re saying “Happy Christmas!” If you’re looking at your screen quizzically, fear not, we haven’t lost the plot. We’re merely joining our friends following the Julian calendar in celebrating the Word made flesh at Christmas. So rather than putting the crib back in the loft, boxing up the decorations and chucking the Christmas tree out to stand with the others – bare and spineless by the kerb side – let’s look again to Bethlehem and the coming of Our Lord. Bishop Kenneth Nowakowski is the recently installed Eparch of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of the Holy Family of London - looking after the Ukrainian Greek Catholic community in the UK. It's his first Christmas in the country and in this short reflection, he tells us why the community celebrates Christmas in January, shares his experiences of the season growing up in rural Canada and encourages us to look to Christ for everyday sustenance - not just for a few days over Christmas.