The American Holiday of Thanksgiving was formalized as a national celebration in 1863, although it was largely celebrated throughout the country for quite sometime before. I have always found this extremely interesting, because this was done in the midst of…
There is an old saying which is as certain in its meaning as it is uncertain in its origins: “Those whom the gods would destroy, they first make mad.” Destruction is preceded by delusion. This idea, which is rooted in…
I was out a few weeks ago with a friend of mine when I ran into some of young guys who work at a major Catholic think tank in the Northeastern United States. We often run into each other because…
For years now I have been listening to or reading the work of Terry Mattingly, who has been a teacher, journalist and public commentator for almost forty years. Yesterday on his GetReligion podcast with Lutheran Pastor Todd Wilken (an excellent weekly…