Friday Frivolity: It’ll soon be Halloween…

"We are travellers…not yet in our native land" – St. Augustine
In anticipation of the craziness which usually manifests itself on the Internet around this time, here is a post from Douglas Beaumont discussing the Christian response to Halloween….
In case you’re looking for costume ideas…
Halloween is coming up and about this time some Christians start getting a little crazy, typically claiming that Halloween is Pagan:
For something a little more serious, here’s an interview with Dr. Marcellino D’Ambrosio on the subject of Halloween:
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This last month has been barmy. I’ve been to Seattle, San Francisco, Palm Beach, as well as a Cursillo retreat. Life has been far to busy, to put it mildly. As such, I’ve kinda dropped the ball on Halloween…
Several of my friends have been sharing Why we don’t celebrate Halloween posts on Facebook. I had planned to write a blog post explaining why I celebrate Halloween, but all I’ve managed to do is post a couple of comments on one such blog.
So, rather than let this holiday pass unmentioned, I thought I would provide a few links to a few websites which offer the other side of the debate: