A Christmas taleSince the first Christmas, there have always been two Christmases – one for the poor and the other for the elite or the rich. Christmas for the poor is the tale of Jesus being born in a manger, a box or trough where animals are fed, in Bethlehem. “Wait a moment, my son is king, the king of kings.” So you have the optics of three kings visiting the King of Kings. The standard narrative is that the three kings reached Jesus two weeks after Christmas, or Jan. 6. This brings me to a third kind of Christmas – one for those behind bars, and the other, for those who are in hiding, fugitives from justice.

Source: Philippine Star December 25, 2025 08:30 UTC