Oedipus the Detective
The murder mystery is as old as murder. When the blood of Abel cried out for justice, the all-seeing Judge took…
10 Christmas Stories Every Father Should Read to His Children
When St. Nick drives his miniature sleigh full of toys drawn by eight tiny reindeer to the snowy housetop, and drops…
Why The Worst Christmas Story is Worth Reading
There are few Christmas stories that begin with a scene so ragged and rich as a threadbare, moth-gnawed Santa Claus who,…
Christmas
One Christmas was so much like the other, in those years around the sea-town corner now, out of all sound…
Gravediggers, Goblins, and How Dickens Discovered Christmas
Christmas has become a humbug. Mr. Ebenezer Scrooge was a sour soothsayer for our times. By and large, Christmas is a humbug these…
What Are You Reading This Summer? Excellent Drivel
Reading in the dog days should never be dogged reading. Just as summer is for recreation, so also is it for…
These Parables: The Two Sons
As the atmosphere grew tense in Jerusalem, our Lord spoke the parable of the two sons (Matthew 21:28-32). When the…
Coincidentally: A Cavalcade of Georges
Few literary conventions are more useful than quotation of Aristotle when in a pinch. He gives a sheen to what…
These Parables: The Yeast
In the heart of noisy Manhattan, when silence falls outside the window, I suspect something has gone wrong. St. Gregory…
Paper or Plasma? How Are You Reading This Summer?
Summertime is a favorite time for some favorite reading—but in these times, and in these summers, the issue is not…
