Happy Hunger Games
When I first heard the plot of The Hunger Games, I thought I would never read it. It sounded much too dark for me. Not the first or last time…
Happy Martin Luther King Day!
I did not grow up celebrating Martin Luther King Day. If memory serves me right, I experienced him as a man largely ignored, or smeared. So I had a good…
Saint Aelred’s Day
I’m indebted to my Christian gay friends over at Spiritual Friendship for the discovery of St. Aelred’s day. January 12, or St. Aelred’s day, remembers the life of Aelred of…
Getting Through the Bleak Midwinter
“Mommy, remember when we did holidays every Saturday? When are we going to do that again?” “Just after Christmas, sweetie. Just after Christmas.” I was so tickled that he remembered…