The Feast of the Epiphany

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As the discussion in the comments has illuminated, today marks the end of Christmas and the start of Epiphanytide, though in another sense t...
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Epiphany Eve

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The relevant festival for today seems to be informal: it is the eve of Epiphany, which brings about some duties and preparations. The formal...
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The Evils of Coca-Cola

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I'm not doing political posts by intention during the Christmas season, so look for those to resume not sooner than Monday. This one is ...
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Feast of Elizabeth Ann Seton

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Today is the feast day for St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, an eighteenth century(!) saint who is by far the furthest removed from the events of Ch...
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Happy Birthday Tolkien

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Today is also the 131st birthday of JRR Tolkien. The age has an analogue : Since Bilbo had been a ring-bearer, he was allowed to accompany ...
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Memorial of the Holy Name

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January 3rd marks the day on which the baby was formally named by Joseph. One might object that the Son’s name predates the formality, havi...
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Feast of St. Basil and St. Gregory

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Today is the feast day of both St. Basil the Great and St. Gregory of Nyssa, who were brothers. They are as 4th century saints quite late co...
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Solemnity of Mary

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The first of the year is the Solemnity of Mary . 
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Go Mighty Bulldogs

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Oh, and ah, happy new year. 
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Haud Hogmanay

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You’ve all been around here long enough to know about Hogmanay .  Venison steak pie. Have a merry one. 

The Feast Day of Sebastian I

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The 31st of December was the death day of Pope Sebastian I, later canonized as St. Sebastian I. He was Pope at the time of the conversion of...
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There's looting, and then there's this guy

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Merry Christmas, Jay.
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Duet

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It's hard to beat either Bonnie Raitt or Allison Krauss, but I wouldn't have guessed they'd sing so well together. "You an...
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Feast of the Holy Family

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This one of the 12 Days of Christmas travels around the calendar. It’s normally the Sunday after Christmas, but when Christmas itself falls...
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Year-Round Riding

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 It’s always nice to get a warm day in the wintertime. 

The Feast of Thomas a Becket

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A martyr, St. Thomas of Becket  was the Archbishop of Canterbury. I assume that the story is well known here. 
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The Feast of Holy Innocents

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A  somber feast  amid the celebrations.
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Crum’s Grim Hot Sauce

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Continuing the theme of women buying me military-themed hot sauces, I received this Christmas the following entries from Crum’s Sauces of A...

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The Feast of John the Evangelist

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The third day of Christmas is the feast day of the author of the Gospel according to John , the one most influenced by Greek philosophy. 
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