I Believe in A Christmas Carol (and the Redemptive Power of Memory)

These memories could make holidays without my daughter miserable. But the opposite is true. Remembrance makes Christmas all the more precious.

If Advent Was a Song From Wicked

Unlike the precision of a Broadway number, Advent feels more like improvisation.

Holy Night or Pagan Rite? How Christianity Transformed Yuletide

What transforms Christmas into something sacred is not its historical origin, but the heart of the believer.

Alien vs. Predator Day, The Consolation of Philosophy, and a Certain Election

I write this primarily as one for whom mourning was always going to be the inevitable result of this cycle’s campaign season.

Toxic Tribalism and Chosen Kin in Leif Enger’s I Cheerfully Refuse

It’s not silly that we define ourselves by our groups, and it’s a tendency that we should keep in mind when meeting with those we consider other.

Love and Gratitude: How Dorothy L. Sayers’s 1930 Novel Challenges Modern Rescue Romance

This heated depiction of a 1930s relationship makes for good reading, and contains a great deal of wisdom compared to modern love stories.