Of all the children’s Christmas specials that were produced for television in the 1960s and still repeated every year (think Charlie Brown, Rudolph, Santa Claus is Coming…… Read more “The Night the Animals Talked”

There is a lot of talk about how Christmas is becoming more and more of a secular holiday and the one who is usually most to blame…… Read more “Don’t Blame Santa”

Welcome to the Lent of St. Martin! Yes, that was the original name for Advent way back in the fifth century. It was sometimes called the Fast…… Read more “The Miracle that Defines our Faith”

I have often wondered why Thanksgiving is always celebrated on a Thursday.  I mean, wouldn’t it be more convenient if it were on a weekend?  Thursday seems…… Read more “Why Thursday?“

I came across that great quote recently: “All worry is atheism.”   I like it because it captures so much of what I strive for in my own…… Read more ““All Worry is Atheism”“