Bill Robinson·2d agoForgotten Atheists: Placide Cappeau, Atheist and Writer of “O Holy Night”Although in the United States we still have Thanksgiving coming, Christmas is already looming large (and has since before Halloween even)…
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InNEW LITERARY SOCIETYbyMike Vinson·Dec 24, 2025A Happy NLS ChristmasEach and Every One Of You Are A GiftA response icon1A response icon1
InThe Daily Cuppa GrandebyOiseau Distrait·Dec 24, 2025What Can I Give?In the bleak midwinterA response icon1A response icon1
Draewall·Dec 23, 2025The Unreasonable Christmas WishlistChristmas has always been a season of asking.
Draewall·Dec 22, 2025The Holiness of Unreasonable JoyThere is a joy we learn to outgrow. It’s the joy that asks for things that don’t make sense. The joy that doesn’t calculate cost or…
Draewall·Dec 21, 2025Joy and Rhythm: The Soundtrack of Christmas CelebrationSome joy is reverent. Other joy needs room to move.
Janet Coburn·Dec 21, 2025Where Are the Fat Geese?A little-remembered Christmas carol starts out: “Christmas is coming/The geese are getting fat.” In “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” there…
