For those of us who enjoy exploring history, looking over the shoulder into the past provides pleasures and new insights. The sensation is like opening some dusty trunk in Grandma’s attic and playing detective without leaving the comfort of your living room. For instance, while researching Harriet Beecher Stowe, I was recently surprised to learn
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In his beautiful essay “A Remaining Christmas,” author Hilaire Belloc reminds us of the importance of intergenerational traditions that surround and adorn holy days like a wreath. Christmas traditions keep us grounded in our bodily human nature, Belloc explains. “Man has a body as well as a soul, and the whole of man, soul and
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Since the annual flood of Christmas-flavored consumerism appears in stores and online as early as September, it’s no secret that Christmas is becoming a more superficial holiday by the year. You see it in stores as Christmas decorations favor gingerbread houses and candy canes over nativity scenes. You hear it on the radio when “Silent
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I recently called attention to Beth McMurtrie’s piece, “Is This the End of Reading?” which discusses the decline of reading in our schools and universities. McMurtrie’s piece ended on a bleak note with comments from a professor who suggested that we’re “entering into a hybrid oral-written culture.” He concluded, “Humanity is going to take its
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The media spinning narratives against a Republican presidential administration, particularly one led by Donald Trump, is nothing new. But the recent controversial article in Vanity Fair did more than just operate the typical ploy to paint a picture of chaos and rancor among the Trump cabinet. The article’s photographer, Christopher Anderson, visually attacked the physical appearance of
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It can often feel like I’m a little late to the trends which flash across social media. But this year’s Christmas trend is one I can get behind wholeheartedly – likely because it’s already right up my alley! Apparently “Little Women Christmas” is dancing its way across social media, promoting the simple, quiet, homelike traditions
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