Today we remember St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, 270–343 AD.\u00a0 He was a man of extraordinary kindness.\u00a0 Although he has been forgotten by many people, in some parts of the world he is still important.\u00a0 Today is his day, because it commemorates the day of his death.\u00a0 The mythical figure of Santa Claus, giver of extraordinary gifts, is based on this real, historically attested person.\u00a0 Since my children are grown, I don’t do anything special today, except to give thanks to God that this person lived his life and left us a model of kindness and sacrificial giving.\u00a0 You can learn much more about him by searching the wonderful world of the internet.\u00a0 I especially liked the site stnicholascenter.org\u00a0 by Jim Rosenthal.<\/p>\n
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