I feel guilty if my bird feeder runs empty in the winter. I suppose it’s silly. After all, birds have survived thousands of winters without people...

A young boy proudly announced to his mother that he had received a speaking part in the church Nativity play. “Good job!” his mother said. “What...

If you’ve every seen a woman holding her eyes on a plate, you’ve probably met St. Lucy. If that image is a little too macabre for...

St. Nicholas—the real Santa Claus—would not have been happy to be called a “right jolly old elf.” Other parts of Clement Moore’s “‘Twas the Night Before...

“Mr. Shuler, this is weird.” One of my first teaching assignments was leading a discussion section at the University of Notre Dame. The professor had assigned...

I blame my wife for this website, at least in part. One of the thing I love about her is that she shares my love for...