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Discusses the psychological aspects of childbearing. Author's feeling of being yanked outside of himself; Focus on another human being; Unmasking of the attractive lie that Americans are free of poverty and possess all they need in themselves.

Criticizes the excessive consumerism in the United States. Seven essential features of contemporary capitalism; Justification of consumption; Revivalism and the architects of consumerism.

Examines the act of indiscriminate blaming and its effect on people. Psychology of blaming; Examples of indiscriminate blaming; Rules of legitimate blaming.

Reflects on the author's feelings when his family travelled without him for the first time. Boredom; Start of loneliness; Difference between being the traveler and being the one left behind.

Suggests ways of reclaiming Christmas from the secularized domain to the religious sphere. Recognition of Easter as a first step of reclaiming Christmas; Making Easter as the central Christian holiday.

Editorial. This is an age of crisis. We must learn to distinguish between ersatz and actual crises. Gives examples. Speaks of the Christian response--live so as to take seriously the ultimate crisis, the judgment of God.