What To Cling To When Death Comes At Christmas
The first empty grave is only the first grave to empty, for on the last day all graves will be empty—Bre’s and those of all we mourn at Christmas who have died in Christ.
These Three Post-Christmas Feast Days Highlight The Church’s Martyrs
The story of Jesus’s birth and persecution, plus the feasts devoted to Christian martyrs on the 28th and 29th, deserve a closer look.
I’m a Jew. Feel Free To Wish Me A ‘Merry Christmas,’ America!
I’m Jewish but should you see me and wish me a merry Christmas, I’ll wish you one right back.
With His New EP, Joe Scarborough Declares War On Christmas
It would be better if he didn’t want to wish us a Merry Christmas. Points for not successfully making the War on Christmas a real thing even if he’s really, really trying to?
What Apollo 8’s Mission Overcame To Give America A Christmas Miracle
NASA’s ambitious goal involved several risks. Previously, the highest orbit for manned spacecraft had been only 853 miles above the earth in Gemini XI, and the moon was nearly 300 times farther.
Catholic Senior Living Center Bans Residents From Saying ‘Merry Christmas’
A senior living center has banned its residents from saying ‘Merry Christmas’ and displaying any Christmas cards or religious decor in common areas.
This Christmas, Don’t Forget To Reach Out To Your Struggling Friends
The holidays present a wonderful, idyllic (and idealized) opportunity to gather and reunite with friends and distant loved ones, but can also heighten a sense of isolation.
How Keeping Christmas In My Childhood School Lifted A Dark Year
I didn’t know why we had a meager houseplant in the place of a Christmas tree. Didn’t everybody have a ‘Christmas plant’?
Brilliant Engineer Gets Revenge On Package Thieves With A Homemade Glitter Bomb
YouTuber Mark Rober was sick of thieves nabbing packages from his front porch, so he designed a massive glitter bomb set to deploy when the culprits opened the stolen box.
What Makes ‘Die Hard’ A Christmas Movie
As far as there can be an objective way to classify what counts as a Christmas movie, ‘Die Hard’ meets those requirements.
Megan McArdle On Kitchen Appliance Guidance And Holiday Meals
Washington Post columnist Megan McArdle discusses The Weekly Standard, the best kitchen gadget gifts, and what to make for Christmas dinner this year.
Solzhenitsyn’s ‘In The First Circle’ Is A Surprisingly Appropriate Advent Read
The book asks, ‘How do you go on living when suffering and injustice will follow you all the way to the grave?’
God Raped Mary, And Other Insane Reactions To Christmas This Year
What better way to bring 2018 to a close than by watching people mock, deliberately misinterpret, or demonstrate that they’re just plain ignorant about religion?
50 Years Ago, Apollo 8 Soared To A Christmas Miracle For A Weary World
On Christmas Eve, 1968, the Apollo 8 crew got to address the world via the most-watched television broadcast at the time. They read Genesis.
‘Mary Did You Know’ Is A Rhetorical Question, Okay? And A Great Song
Yes, the Christmas song asks a rhetorical question, but while communicating well-known truths about Jesus and his glory. It’s actually better than a lot of other favorites.
Why 2015’s ‘Brooklyn’ Deserves To Be Part Of Your Christmas Movies List
‘Brooklyn’ is a work of selective nostalgia that shows the best in 1950s America. It may not be a Christmas movie, but it’s perfect for the season.
16 Of The Coolest, Most Underplayed Christmas Songs Ever
If you don’t like Christmas music, this list may turn you around. If you already love Christmas music, here are a few gems you may never have heard.
It’s A Christmas Miracle! Federalist T-Shirts Have Gone On Sale
The War on Christmas is over! We can all say ‘Merry Christmas’ once again. We are celebrating with 10 percent off everything in our online store.
The Best Christmas Picture Books You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
This holiday season, put away whatever overwrought, commercialized bric-a-brac books you own, and pick up some of the gems listed here.
8 Gift Ideas From Museum Shops Across The Country
While Amazon provides convenience and the mall, superstores, and specialty shops offer a plethora of other options, online museum gift catalogs offer the hidden pearls of the season.
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