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by | Dec 24, 2019

As Christmas approaches, it renews a long-standing conflict over the holiday. It is religious versus secular. It is spiritual versus…

by | Dec 24, 2019

Memorizing the Middle English of Geoffrey Chaucer — as required in the senior English curriculum of long ago — I…

by | Dec 18, 2019

When I was growing up, Santa Claus was an inside joke that we all shared. Christmas Eve was at Grandma…

by | Dec 24, 2018

The religion, the faith, the belief-species owing its origin to the Babe of Bethlehem has experienced pangs and pains aplenty…

by | Dec 26, 2017

Christmas Oooh, Merry Christmas, baby. Up early to write a letter of thanks to my wife to accompany the Christmas…

by | Dec 24, 2017

Mecca and Medina, Islam’s two holiest cities, are both located in Saudi Arabia. As guardians of these sacred sites, the…

by | Dec 20, 2017

Rejoice, all ye faithful! Tax Reform has passed the Senate and the American people will be getting more of their…

by | Dec 4, 2017

Holiday wreaths being hung in October? Santa Claus making appearances in November? Christmas music before Thanksgiving? Enough! I think we need…

by | Dec 28, 2016

Washington I noticed portents that this Christmas season would be different around Thanksgiving time. I noticed it when people unbidden…

by | Dec 25, 2016

WARNING: Mild Spoilers Rogue One, a novella of a movie wedged between the Episode III and IV of the Star…

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