{"id":7750,"date":"2024-11-01T14:53:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-01T18:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stjuliasilercity.org\/?p=7750"},"modified":"2024-11-04T17:20:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-04T22:20:04","slug":"halloween","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stjuliasilercity.org\/es\/halloween\/","title":{"rendered":"Halloween"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cHalloween\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Let\u2019s have a little fun, but I warn you because this little mind of mine which has the tendency to question everything and is extremely curious will probably take me to say things that can challenge you. So here we go with a little reflection on Halloween.
\nThe Catholic News Agency has two articles on Halloween. One is titled: \u201cSpooky, scary, saintly? How Catholics can see Halloween at its best.\u201d<\/a> The other is titled: \u201cCostumes of demons, witches, and the dead open the door to the devil, priest says<\/a>.\u201d When you read both articles, they seem to be a bit contradictory although there may be some things that they have in common, but you have to look carefully to find the commonalities.<\/p>\n

When did Halloween become so complicated? I remember that when I was a kid, I couldn\u2019t wait for Halloween to come around. Bringing home tons of candy and thinking about what costume I was going to wear occupied my mind for days. It was always a happy time. We never equated Halloween with anything contradictory to our Catholic faith. And the thought that Halloween was associated with the forces of evil and the devil never entered our minds. Unfortunately, some people made it complicated for us. But till that time, dressing up like a ghost in an old bed sheet with three holes cut out was more of a financial decision for a family than anything else\u2026and we kids, loved it! Or dressing up like a cat or a hobo (using an old term), or a spooky creature with black marks or whiskers painted on our faces with a burnt old cork was a treat and we felt fantastic. That night, in the apartment complex where we lived, the entire place was filled with hundreds of kids dressed up in all kinds of crazy costumes having fun. Never did we think that dressing up like a ghost or a witch, or a monster, or even a devil had anything to do with the devil himself or the forces of evil.<\/p>\n

I would love to say to the priest in the article that says that dressing up like \u201cdead people\u201d is opening the doors to the devil and that kids should dress like saints: \u201caren\u2019t saints dead people too? Why are you going to extremes and putting things into peoples\u2019 heads?\u201d On top of things, have you ever been to European Catholic churches? There are skulls, bones, entire skeletons, and dead people under glass all over the place. Do these things have to do with the devil?<\/p>\n

Halloween is simply Halloween and it\u2019s a fun time in kids\u2019 lives. Why complicate it and turn it into a New All Saints Day. Please! Give me a break!<\/p>\n

I know that everyone has their own opinion and parents certainly have the right to make decisions for their children about Halloween. Times certainly change, but let\u2019s be careful not to take away innocent fun out of life by putting things into things that are really the conclusions of some people. Let\u2019s be careful not to exaggerate or invent things that only complicate life.<\/p>\n

You are in my prayers and in my heart.\u00a0\u00a0Peace.\u00a0 \u00a0Friar Julio<\/p>\n

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“Halloween”<\/h3>\n

Vamos a divertirnos un poco, pero te advierto porque esta peque\u00f1a mente m\u00eda que tiene la tendencia a cuestionarlo todo y es extremadamente curiosa probablemente me llevar\u00e1 a decir cosas que pueden desafiarte. As\u00ed que aqu\u00ed vamos con una peque\u00f1a reflexi\u00f3n sobre Halloween.<\/p>\n

La Agencia Cat\u00f3lica de Noticias tiene dos art\u00edculos sobre Halloween. Uno se titula: “\u00bfEspeluznante, aterrador, santo? C\u00f3mo los cat\u00f3licos pueden ver Halloween en su mejor momento \u201d<\/a>. El otro se titula: “Los disfraces de demonios, brujas y muertos abren la puerta al diablo, dice el sacerdote \u201d<\/a>. Cuando lees ambos art\u00edculos, parecen un poco contradictorios aunque puede haber algunas cosas que tengan en com\u00fan, pero tienes que mirar con atenci\u00f3n para encontrar los puntos en com\u00fan.<\/p>\n

\u00bfCu\u00e1ndo se volvi\u00f3 tan complicado Halloween? Recuerdo que cuando era ni\u00f1o, no pod\u00eda esperar a que llegara Halloween. Llevar a casa toneladas de dulces y pensar en qu\u00e9 disfraz me iba a poner ocupaban mi mente durante d\u00edas. Siempre era un momento feliz. Nunca asociamos Halloween con nada que contradijera nuestra fe cat\u00f3lica. Y nunca se nos pas\u00f3 por la cabeza la idea de que Halloween estuviera asociado con las fuerzas del mal y el diablo. Por desgracia, algunas personas nos lo complicaron. Pero hasta ese momento, disfrazarse de fantasma con una s\u00e1bana vieja con tres agujeros era m\u00e1s una decisi\u00f3n econ\u00f3mica para una familia que otra cosa… \u00a1y a nosotros, los ni\u00f1os, nos encantaba! O disfrazarse de gato o de vagabundo (usando un t\u00e9rmino antiguo), o de una criatura espeluznante con marcas negras o
\nbigotes pintados en la cara con un corcho viejo quemado era un placer y nos sent\u00edamos geniales. Esa noche, en el complejo de apartamentos donde viv\u00edamos, el lugar entero estaba lleno de cientos de ni\u00f1os vestidos con todo tipo de disfraces locos que se divert\u00edan. Nunca pensamos que disfrazarse de fantasma o de bruja, o de monstruo, o incluso de diablo, tuviera algo que ver con el mism\u00edsimo diablo o con las fuerzas del mal.<\/p>\n

Me encantar\u00eda decirle al sacerdote del art\u00edculo que dice que disfrazarse de muertos \u201d es abrir las puertas al diablo y que los ni\u00f1os deben vestirse como santos: \u00bfLos santos no son tambi\u00e9n muertos? \u00bfPor qu\u00e9 se van a los extremos y meten cosas en la cabeza de la gente? gente?\u201d. Adem\u00e1s, \u00bfalguna vez has estado en iglesias cat\u00f3licas europeas? Hay calaveras, huesos, esqueletos enteros y gente muerta bajo cristales por todas partes. \u00bfTienen estas cosas que ver con el diablo?<\/p>\n

Halloween es simplemente Halloween y es un momento divertido en la vida de los ni\u00f1os. \u00bfPor qu\u00e9 complicarlo y convertirlo en un nuevo D\u00eda de Todos los Santos? \u00a1Por favor! \u00a1Denme un respiro!<\/p>\n

S\u00e9 que cada uno tiene su propia opini\u00f3n y los padres sin duda tienen derecho a tomar decisiones por sus hijos sobre Halloween. Los tiempos cambian sin duda, pero tengamos cuidado de no quitarle la diversi\u00f3n inocente a la vida metiendo cosas que en realidad son las conclusiones de algunas personas. Tengamos cuidado de no exagerar o inventar cosas que solo complican la vida.<\/p>\n

Est\u00e1n en mis oraciones y en mi coraz\u00f3n.\u00a0 Paz.\u00a0 Fray Julio<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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