Every time I resolve to read through a lengthy work of literature, I am reminded of the funniest scene in Temporary Kings, the penultimate book of Anthony Powell’s 12-volume novel cycle, A Dance to ...

There are countless ways people celebrate the Christmas season—baking festive cookies, making Christmas cards, watching 20 Hallmark movies in a row—but they are all fundamentally about embracing ...

When is it appropriate to say “Merry Christmas”? The church calendar still has us in Advent, and more than a few liturgists think we can be in too much of a hurry to get to the big day. After all, we ...