It's a mystery how these letters came into our hands, yet we cannot but share them with the world - to warn you.  Screwtape has returned... Could the relentless pursuit of material wealth be overshadowing the spiritual heart of our holiday traditions? Explore this question and journey beyond the tinsel with us as Cloud of Witnesses Productions examines the intersection of Christmas's sacred roots and the pervasive forces of consumerism. Our latest episode peels back the layers of festivity to reveal the profound narrative of sacredness meeting the temporal, confronting the entities that thrive on excess and distraction. We're not just talking about the holiday season; we're probing the existential battle that lurks beneath the surface. This isn't your average holiday conversation. We're going in deep, discussing the tension between ecclesiastical values and the corrupting strategies that seek to divert the true essence and purpose of the season. Delve into a thought-provoking reflection on how we can preserve the sanctity of community and the spiritual integrity at the heart of our celebrations. Join us for a riveting dialogue that promises to challenge the way you think about the most wonderful time of the year, with insights that could reshape the way we approach the spirit of giving and receiving. Listen at your own risk. My dear leisurely Wormwood, Think not that our dire situation that has occasioned your re-recruitment has ended… If anything, we must work all the more for it is the despicable Christmas season. Excess materialism and obsession with gifts, which we’ve fostered endlessly through our social media efforts, our devoted “influencers”, and our diabolical algorithms which spoon feed temptation 24/7, paired with a dash of gluttony and avarice, are the chief and preferred means to invert the true meaning and purpose of these Holidays.  The true heart of this Season, my dear nephew—the very core of its spirit, which truly threatens the successes of our operations, is not so much the generous gestures of gift-giving, or even the warm and fuzzy embraces motivated by love and togetherness (however abominable they might be to us).  These are but simple and prosaic tokens which exist merely around the true core and heart of these Holidays, as much as the Divine Operations of the Enemy whilst not identical to His very Essence, are still inseparably around the same Divine Essence from which flow all the Divine Goodnesses that the dust-made animals experience. No. Bah Humbug!   Thank you for journeying w/ the Saints with us!