Today is the most somber of feast days . James had just invoked it the other day following the shooting at the Abundant Life Christian Schoo...

Rare to get a photo of the tiny puppy, soon to be a father, not running around in circles banging everything with his teeth like a shark. Co...

Such is the third day of Christmas . UPDATE: In the Roman Catholic tradition; I realize Tom has a whole different set of dates to deal with.

Though we have not yet left the ancient regime for the new era that begins late next month, some welcome changes have already begun. The Sta...

Asheville is slated to get quite a bit of rain this weekend. It’s still recovering from the hurricane, as the French Broad and Swannanoa Riv...

Or the Feast of St. Stephen as you prefer. 

I gave away the motorcycle I have ridden for about fifteen years, to the boy who grew up riding on it. I told him that it was the best gift ...

May God be praised for bringing us all together again on Christmas Day. My gratitude knows no bounds.  Let us feast together as friends and ...

As if I were in a Hallmark movie, I'm experiencing two Christmas miracles this Eve: First, two urgently endangered dogs are now safely ...

Official up-to-the-second NORAD reports on Santa's activities this evening.  NORAD has been keeping a close watch on this fellow since 1...

Some of this is Renaissance or later, but a fair bit is honest Latin. It’s a Spotify playlist for those who use it. 

The crystal goblets were wedding gifts, some 25 years ago. My aunt Jackie gave them to us for just such occasions. 

In honor of my paternal grandmother, who always made this cake especially at Christmas, I have produced a poor version of my own. Hers would...

By coincidence, we are currently getting several colors of eggs to go with the Christmas ham I will be cooking tomorrow. 

Or, to put it another way, choose between terrorism and your own citizens. The NYT's recent pathetic attempt to explain Iran's colla...

Our Technical Rescue instructor, a mighty mountain man of many years’ service, used this phrase once in training to warn us of the dire dang...

Now including civilian gun ranges for national defense. 

Sometimes we talk about archeology or anthropology assigning meanings to structures or observations. They very often tend to assign religiou...