Holidays

This year's Times Square ball: __________ My most-recent at Catholic Exchange: Blessed Are the Flexible [http://www.catholicexchange.com/node/68534]. __________ My apologies, but the holidays are keeping me from full-blown blogging. I'm back in town now, but other commitments are keeping me hoppin'

When I was a kid, I was always depressed Christmas night and the day after, with my spirits gradually lightening as the new year approached. I don't get depressed anymore, not at all. It's odd, though: I intensely look forward to Christmas for a month, then

My favorite essayist, Joseph Epstein, a man whose books line my library and whose style I study (painfully realizing that my simple lack of comparable erudition makes me unable to emulate him) has written a good essay about Thanksgiving [http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110010891]. It's not

What a good year it's been. Plenty to be thankful for, little to be upset about. Here's the plate of quotes I like to present every year on this day: “Gratitude is a fruit of great cultivation; you do not find it among gross people.” Samuel

My wife and I went out to celebrate a small matter last night, and now I'm a bit groggy and doing nothing but looking forward to a 16-ounce energy drink at the office. Time is also scarce. Just one thing: Lowe's has apologized for referring

I don't have much today. Long story short, I had an excellent day and evening planned today, but it fell through. I also didn't feel good yesterday and was exhausted at the end of the day. The result, I felt existentially lousy (some might call it

May your Christmas be holy and fun. The two go together more than people think.

We consider Christmas as the encounter, the great encounter, the historical encounter, the decisive encounter, between God and mankind. He who has faith knows this truly; let him rejoice. Pope Paul VI “There were only two classes of men who heard the cry that night: Shepherds and Wise Men. Shepherds:

The following Christmas article was rejected by a Catholic publisher on moral grounds. TDE standards are more lax, so here goes: Looking for unique ways to celebrate Christmas this year? I'm not real good with constructive advice, but I'm pretty good with the negative stuff, so