A Bookish Christmas Gift Guide

by John Wilson

The purpose of this column is to suggest books (some from 2022, some published earlier) that might appeal to various people on your Christmas gift list.  Continue Reading »

2 Dec 2022

Mine Eyes Have Seen Thy Salvation

by Victor Lee Austin

Jesus’s entrance into this world would be of no importance had he not been offered up as a sacrifice for the millennially-problematic human being. Continue Reading »

2 Feb 2022

“To Keep It All the Year”: A Resolution

by Alexander Riley

We must strive to keep the spirit of Christmas not just on Christmas Day, or during the holiday season, but every day and always. Continue Reading »

17 Jan 2022

Merry Christmas, from a Muslim

by Nasser Hussain

Despite what the British government says, “Merry Christmas” is not offensive to the Islamic community. Continue Reading »

5 Jan 2022

Christmas at the Top of the World

by James A. Hamel

The next time you pray, remember the men and women stationed in Greenland, living in isolation and darkness so that we can sleep peacefully. Continue Reading »

4 Jan 2022

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 »

29 Dec 2021

The History of Christmas Ghost Stories

by Francis Young

To tell dark stories at Christmas is to acknowledge the reality of the encompassing darkness into which the light of Christ is born. Continue Reading »

27 Dec 2021

The Enduring Appeal of The Nutcracker

by Stephen Schmalhofer

In this season of charity, perhaps we can reconsider the unjustly maligned reputation of Fritz, the troublemaker child in the Nutcracker ballet. Continue Reading »

24 Dec 2021

The End of George Bailey’s Exploring

by Bethel McGrew

As George Bailey reminds us, our home is always there waiting for us, if only we have the eyes to see it. Continue Reading »

24 Dec 2021

The Sacred Earthiness of Christmas

by George Weigel

The earthiness of Christmas proclaims and celebrates an enfleshed, divine savior, once an infant, who ennobles and transforms all the givens of the human condition. Continue Reading »

22 Dec 2021