The Best Thanksgiving Film
by Mark MovsesianWoody Allen’s Broadway Danny Rose is one of the best movies ever made about Thanksgiving. Continue Reading »
Merry Christmas, from a Muslim
by Nasser HussainDespite what the British government says, “Merry Christmas” is not offensive to the Islamic community. Continue Reading »
Christmas by Dickensian Decree
by Algis Valiunas“Keeping Christmas well” entails rather more than Dickensian high spirits and well wishing to all comers. Continue Reading »
The Enduring Appeal of The Nutcracker
by Stephen SchmalhoferIn this season of charity, perhaps we can reconsider the unjustly maligned reputation of Fritz, the troublemaker child in the Nutcracker ballet. Continue Reading »
Alexander Riley on Thanksgiving and Civil Religion
by R. R. RenoAlexander Riley and Mark Bauerlein join R. R. Reno to talk about Thanksgiving. Continue Reading »
Sorrow and Hope on All Souls Day
by Gerald E. MurrayPraying for all the dead on November 2 is a communal act of supernatural charity by the Church Militant for the Church Suffering, praying in union with the Church Triumphant for all those being made ready for heaven. Continue Reading »
Hallowing Halloween
by J. Brandon MeeksWhen we send our kids to a neighbor’s door to say, “Trick or treat,” we can smile knowing that the joke is on the devil. This is deep comedy. Continue Reading »
The Jealous God of Chanukah
by Cole S. AronsonThe Maccabees kept nothing, whether sublime or obscene, from their creator’s redemptive touch. Continue Reading »
The Bitter Month
by Tevi TroyIs a month without special observances a superior or inferior month? Continue Reading »
Unholy Holidays
by Gerald J. RusselloMy commuter railway sent out the warning on a Friday afternoon in late December: No alcoholic beverages would be allowed on the trains this weekend. It was not a new temperance message or Bloombergian attempt to control our vices, just a safety announcement on the eve of SantaCon, an event in New York and many other cities, during which Kris Kringle-disguised revelers drink themselves silly through a weekend before Christmas. Continue Reading »
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